I like to put lemon or vitamins (those tablets that also create fizzyness) in my water and have been wondering if it is problematic to do so in my aluminium drinking bottle. I wouldn’t normally think so, since soft drinks also often come in aluminium cans, but I’m not sure. Are aluminium salts even unhealthy?

  • @[email protected]
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    01 year ago

    I believe the distinction is necessary, corrosion would be the entire bottle “dissolving” which wouldn’t happen with water. With leaching only a few elements would transfer.

    • @thepianistfroggollum
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      21 year ago

      What? Corrosion is the surface oxidizing, not the entire thing dissolving.

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        01 year ago

        When the surface oxides, that layer get removed, than the surface oxides, that layer disappears. Repeat ad-nauseam until it’s completely gone.

        Dissolving is oversimplifying, but eventually the entire thing will disappear with corrosion.