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Is baking soda the same as muriatic acid? |
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No baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and is a base not an acid. Muriatic acid is also called hydrochloric acid.
Baking soda will raise pH levels, muriatic acid will lower ph levels
Answ:: I think, if I am not mistaken, that baking soda will raise the alkalinity faster than it will raise the pH levels. Soda ash will raise pH levels.
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"Raise in alkalinity" and "raise in pH level" are the same thing.
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