• Question: Is it possible to turn acid into a solid?

    Asked by u13thomasa to Aled, Ellie, Fiona, Kev, Willem on 11 Mar 2014.
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      Kevin Arbuckle answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      Yes, and in fact many acids are actually found in solid form normally. One very common example is bird (as well as most reptile, many insects, and some amphibian) poo! The white part of this poo is actually uric acid, which they use as part of their urine instead of urea (which we use).

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