You're on an acid planet and you want to build a farm with water, how do you get water? This is the idea: The ph of an acid is lower than 7, and 7 is neutral. If you ad chalk to an acid, it would gain one more ph level. so if you have an acid of ph 5, you ad one piece of chalk and it turns into acid with ph 6. If you have made it to ph 7, it's not water yet. you have to cook it to remove all bad substances, and TADAAAHH!!!! Water!!
One issue though, Acid isnt just H2O with a high ph value... Would be much better to bring alot of water, and/or terraform the planet. But, who says you can't use the acid to grow alien plants? noone says every like of lifeform and biological plant have the same needs as on earth. If you want earth-like farm, build on earth-like planet, if you want acidic killer plants, build on acidic planet.
I like the idea of forcing something unnatural to happen(like water on acid planet) with technology. Be it converting acid to water, bringing the water in tanks or terraforming.
that´s also a good idea, but my idea costs less resources. Only acid and chalk, you idea costs machines and metals.
Or you can add a base to make water and salt, as any time you add a base to a acid, you get water and salt. you might need some equipment to get the acid, but it is made.
That's also a good idea, but which base are you thinking of? adding a base to an acid could create toxic fumes.
Well, any base added into acid makes water and salt, but a strong base would make more perhaps? meaning you'd want to add the strongest base you can. (and by base, we're talking about the "basic" base, not a camp type base.
I'm pretty sure water is crafted by 2 hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom... But I get what you're trying to say. Aside from me being a smartass, I'm sure there could be some far more simple way that doesn't need to be very realistic to "cleanse" water and make it consumable. Perhaps a machine that converts it? I like your idea about altering pH levels though.
*For simplicity I will only refer to one acid. (hydrochloric acid)* Hmm... Adding Quicklime (Calcium oxide) to Water (H2O) creates a base (calcium hydroxide). CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2 Calcium hydroxide then can be used to neutralize hydrochloric acid. Leaving behind Water (H2O) and Salt (Calcium Chloride). Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl -> CaCl2 + 2H2O The above just requires some quicklime (heated limestone). Limestone is also known as Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 Or you can throw the Lime in the acid instead and produce salt, water, and carbon dioxide. CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l) All in all, Limestone would be the answer to this predicament.
Or, in the same idea, you could add something acidic to plain water and load it into, say, a Supersoaker, and voila. You have an acid launcher.
that wuld result in same ph as water but U DONT GET WATER,,,, u are obviously not even in middle school as simple science says THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS
i know it doesn´t work like that, but this is a game!!! everything is possible in a game!!! i hate those stupid nerdy people who say: "meh, it isn't possible. bleh bleh bleh!!!" And i am in middle school and i know how acids work, just STFU!!!
People like you are the reason I don't go to forums often. Obviously you won't get water. That's common sense. This is also a GAME, in case you haven't noticed. You also can't get shot in the face with a .50 cal rifle and be fine after 20 seconds of cover. Life doesn't work like that either, but nobody complains. If you don't have anything constructive to say, don't post.
And more importantly, i can work that way. Look at that awesome chem post up there. He just showed it could work (but produce salt water)
