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Making Citric Acid at Home is Easy (EMOTIONAL DAMAGE)

Season 11 Episode 13

While it looks easy on paper to make citric acid at home, Chem Thug runs into some pitfalls trying to extract it from some citrus fruit and mold broth. Even though we discovered getting it out of lemons more than 200 years ago, it’s still tricky chemistry to pull off. Watch him struggle with a fermentation broth and battle with citrus fruit, will he be able to extract any citric acid?

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