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More Acid-Base Chemistry

Also is an acid base reaction, the resulting conjugate acids and bases are always weaker; equilibrium favors the weak.  This is one reason why a universal acid is imaginary; it is chemically impossible for it to retain its strength over time. Dennett’s universal acid metaphor only accounts for one kind of change…that of the base, not the acid itself! 

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