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\Chapter{Acid Cleaners}{Vinegar is your friend} \chapter{Acid Cleaners}
The most common acidic cleaner, and also the cheapest, is good old white vinegar. Scientists usually call it \textit{acetic acid}, although its official name\footnote{according to IUPAC, that is} is \textit{ethanoic acid}. Its chemical formula is \ch{CH3COOH} and as you can probably guess, it's a small molecule that looks like this:
\begin{wrapfigure}[10]{l}[0pt]{30mm}
\centering
\chemfig[atom sep=2.5em]{C(-[:90]H)(-[:180]H)(-[:270]H)-C(=[:45]O)(-[:-45]OH)}
\caption{Chemical structure of acetic acid}
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Most commercial white vinegar available in your local grocery store contains 4-5\% acidity; that is, most of what you are buying is water and only 4-5\% of it is actually acetic acid.
\Chapter{Alkaline Cleaners}{When acids just won't cut it} \chapter{Alkaline Cleaners}
\Chapter{Surfactants}{i.e., Soaps and detergents} \chapter{Surfactants}
\paragraph{Soaps and detergents, that is}
\Chapter{Abrasive Cleaners}{Scrub-a-dub-dub} \chapter{Abrasive Cleaners}
\paragraph{Scrub-a-dub-dub}
\chapter{Heat} \chapter{Heat}