Answer to Question #99926 in General Chemistry for Donna

Question #99926
Hello, I pour boiling water over pieces of aluminum foil and 5% (regular household) vinegar, to remove the tarnish from silver tableware. If I do this in a stainless steel sink, will it damage the sink, or, will it create a harmful chemical gas or acid or reaction? Normally I do this in a glass or ceramic bowl, however I need a larger container, therefore the sink. If not the stainless steel sink, can I pour the vinegar/foil/boiling water over silver objects in a plastic pail? Will it dissolve or harm the plastic? Or cause a harmful gas? And repeat, the same question--what if I also add baking soda to the vinegar/foil/boiling water mixture? Does this make it harmful, either to the steel sink or plastic pail, or creat harmful gases? Thank you!
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Expert's answer
2019-12-11T08:18:43-0500

Yes, you got it right. But be careful, ordinary glass can crack about adding hot solution.


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Donna
10.12.19, 15:58

Thank you for your reply. My second question(s) were just to confirm what you wrote, to make sure that I understood correctly. They are not new questions. Best regards

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10.12.19, 14:48

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Donna
09.12.19, 19:18

ok thank you. So not in stainless steel, but possibly yes, in a plastic pail, however a glass container would be better, if I understood correctly? And if I understood, you are saying not to add the soda, is this correct? But vinegar, aluminum foil, and boiling water are ok, if poured over silver, in a glass container, is this correct?

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