Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: " Heidi Schuppenhauer " <heidis@...> > At 04:56 AM 7/25/2002 +0000, you wrote: > >Lactic acid is the negative lactate molecule (ion) plus the positive > >hydrogen ion. In a solution, how much of the lactic acid molecule is > >dissociated into lactate and H+ ions will depend on the pH and the > >amount of the lactic acid. > >Same as for acetic acid and acetate or glutamic acid and glutamate. > >(Lactate or acetate could also be in a salt with sodium or potassium > >or calcium isntead of in an acid with hydrogen.) > > Seems like I remember something along those lines from chem 101 -- you mix an > acid and a base and you get a salt. So if you mixed kefir with baking soda > you'd > get some lactate? Specifically, sodium lactate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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