Guest guest Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hello Rose, Household bleach is sodium hypochlorite. When you activate it with HCl you release chlorine gas. Tom --- In , " palulukon " <palulukon@...> wrote: > > Interesting you should mention muriatic acid Tom. I have a question about > something I did some 30 years ago. I had discovered the cleaning ability of > muriatic acid bc of a cleaning company I worked for. We used it to remove > scale in shower stalls and tubs. I was cleaning a particularly caked shower > stall, poured muriatic acid then got the bright idea to add bleach. I know > I know...i only did it once. Being in a small space, shower stall, the > cloud that happened before I could even pull my head back, well, I got a > huge whiff. For days I could barely breathe. It was like a ton of bricks > was sitting on my chest. I never forgot that. Someone said I made mustard > gas but how would I know. It was very scary at the time. > > What exactly did I create in that 'bomb' and what did my lungs go thru at > that time? > > This would answer a question that is 30 years old. I stopped working with > muriatic acid after that btw... > > Thanks so much, > > rose > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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