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Worlds strongest acid, but it's not so corrosive.

26-09-2005 6:57pm

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http://www.spacedaily.com/news/materials-04zzx.html

Carborane, part of the world's strongest acid. Atom color code: orange = boron, gray = carbon, green = chlorine, white = hydrogen.

Acidified molecules are important short-lived intermediates in a huge variety of acid-catalyzed chemical transformations including the digestion of food, gasoline improvement, polymer formation and the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
How strong are carborane acids? The strongest one is at least a million times stronger than concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4)

Acids that are this strong are called superacids and they react with hydrocarbons from oil in a process called hydrocarbon cracking.

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