Editing Vinegar (section)

== Reactions, byproducts and contaminants ==
Solutions above 10% require careful handling, as they are corrosive and damaging to the skin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/vinegar.html |title=Conquer Weeds with Vinegar? |publisher=Hort.purdue.edu |date=2006-03-24 |access-date=2010-03-15 |archive-date=26 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026111425/http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/vinegar.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

When a bottle of vinegar is opened, [[mother of vinegar]] may develop. It is considered harmless and can be removed by filtering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reinhartfoods.com/vinegarstats.asp |title=Vinegar Information |publisher=Reinhart Foods |date=2004-01-01 |access-date=2013-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228054431/http://www.reinhartfoods.com/vinegarstats.asp |archive-date=2012-12-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

When [[baking soda]] and vinegar are combined, the [[bicarbonate]] ion of the baking soda reacts with acetic acid to form [[carbonic acid]], which [[Chemical decomposition|decomposes]] into carbon dioxide and water, completing the [[carbon cycle]]. [[Sodium acetate]] remains in solution with the water contained in the vinegar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kitchen Chemistry: The Chemical Reaction Powered Car|url=https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/momentum/k12/march04/index.html|website=engineering.oregonstate.edu|access-date=23 December 2019|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223180609/https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/momentum/k12/march04/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>