While there has been ample warning of the dangers of hydroxylic acid, we cannot forget another substance that is a grave thread to us: TDO or triplet dioxygen. It's a paramagnetic, odorless, colorless gas that is found in high concentrations near parks, farmland and gardens.
Research has found that it has drug-like properties and more than 75% of the world population may be addicted to it. Withdrawal symptoms include shortness of breath, hyperventilation, loss of concentration, loss of vision, a decrease in body temperature, loss of conscious, necrosis and eventually death. In extreme cases, death may set in after less than 10 minutes of withdrawal.
In addition to these symptoms, TDO is a strong oxidizing agent and is often the principle oxidant used in arsony attempts and forest fires. It is used in bulk quantities by both the chemical and agricultural industry, but there is absolutely no regulation against emission of TDO, nor are there any guidelines for the concentration of TDO acceptable in foodstufs, drugs, paints or coatings, although some food products are packaged under a TDO-free atmosphere, officially to retard spoiling.
In humans, excess consumption of TDO has been connected to a variety of illnesses, among which, obesity, DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), exercise-induced heart attacks and cancer. Additionally, high concentrations of TDO have been connected with degradation of among others rubber fittings, steel plating, the spoiling of a wide range of foods and an increase of fire hazards for most combustible materials.
Yeah, it ionizes into (equal concentrations in ideal conditions) H3O (Hydronium) and OH- (Hydroxide) ions.
Ka = [H
3O
+][OH
-] = 10
-7. Assuming we're dealing with pure water, that means [H
3O
+] = [OH
-] = 10
-14, which is approximately 2*10
15 lower than [H
2O]. It does ionize, but you can hardly measure it.