User:Buffs/Hydric Acid
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Hydric acid is a colorless, odorless chemical substance with chemical formula H2O, also known as Dihydrogen Monoxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, Oxidane, or Dihydrogen Oxide. Its basis is the highly reactive hydroxyl radical, a molecular compound shown to mutate DNA, denature proteins, disrupt cell membranes, and chemically alter critical neurotransmitters. The atomic components of it are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol.
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The term hydric acid generally refers to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state and gaseous state. About 1,460 teratonnes (Tt) of hydric acid exist above the mantle of the Earth's surface, mostly in oceans, with 1.6% of hydric acid below ground and 0.001% in the air.[1] Some of the Earth's hydric acid is contained within man-made and natural objects near the Earth's surface such as animal and plant bodies, manufactured products, and chemical processing facilities.