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Muriatic acid, Bakers yeast, and Chlorine?

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If chlorine is added to muriatic acid and Bakers yeast, what is the outcome?

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  1. Dead yeast.   Muriatic acid is a water solution of hydrochloric acid.  Chlorine (or do you mean chlorine Bleach??), is a nasty, somewhat oxidizing, very reactive and dangerous gas.  It will react with the water in the muriatic acid, forming more acid.   The acid will hydrolyze the yeast proteins, polysaccharides, and nucleic acids, and probably eventually the yeast will completely be digested and dissolved, though it might take days.  If the mix is heated, a few hours will probably do it.   The experimenter could also be injured if not very careful.  

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