neutral reagierende Substanzen

English translation: neutral substances

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German term or phrase:neutral reagierende Substanzen
English translation:neutral substances
Entered by: Blaess

17:19 Sep 19, 2009
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German term or phrase: neutral reagierende Substanzen
In einer Laboruntersuchung mittels Gaschromatographie/Massenspektrometrie ist die Rede von sauer oder neutral reagierenden Substanzen.

Sauer reagierend = acid-reactive

Aber für neutral reagierend fällt mir nichts analoges ein.
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
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neutral substances
Explanation:
alternative: substances with neutral pH
(acidic pH for the other substances)

The pH and thereby the capacity to react acidic, basic or neutral is determined mathematically here - no need to include the term "reactivity" - it is uncommon both in German and in English
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Blaess
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thank you Blaess
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5 +11neutral substances
Blaess
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neutral substances // acidic substances
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neutral substances


Explanation:
alternative: substances with neutral pH
(acidic pH for the other substances)

The pH and thereby the capacity to react acidic, basic or neutral is determined mathematically here - no need to include the term "reactivity" - it is uncommon both in German and in English

Blaess
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agree  Cilian O'Tuama: (and "acid-reactive" would mean reacting to an acid, as opposed to being acidic. Easy to make translation mistakes in Chemistry if you don't know your stuff.)
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Reference: neutral substances // acidic substances

Reference information:
Acidic and basic are two extremes that describe a chemical property chemicals. Mixing acids and bases can cancel out or neutralize their extreme effects. A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:paPicfpSyr8J:www.elmhur...

As illustrated, the pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Neutral substances are assigned a pH of 7. Basic substances have a pH greater than 7, and acidic ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=dNhFLnc6NRkC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA...

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