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Can human urine dissolve Styrofoam?

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:55 am
by HHaas1
Can human urine dissolve Styrofoam? if so, how? What factors in pharmacology could be involved?

Re: Can human urine dissolve Styrofoam?

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:25 pm
by SciB
I doubt it, but there's a good way to find out...

Styrofoam is a kind of plastic and plastics in general are stable to aqueous solutions like urine. Organic chemicals like acetone will dissolve Styrofoam.