Really simple question to those with some knowledge of chemisty. Would 273g of sodium BICARBONATE (3.25 moles) added to 1125 mL of distilled H2O and then boiled until it reacted completely to form sodium CARBONATE, with an presumed or guessed pH of around 8.5 - 10 (at the most), form any reactions with stainless steel, the kind common to cookware or pots? At what pH does stainless steel begin to ionize with bases? Could 40 minutes of this type of contact be significant for the creation of such ions, once the solution were to be stabilized in pH for human consumption? Thank you much!
Do you mean neutralized? You have a yen to drink some salt water (made the hard way)?
Or do you mean you want to drink the washing soda solution? Gross!
I do not know the answer to your question for sure, but I rather doubt that Sodium Carbonate will do much to stainless, or even non-stainless steel. It is not a very strong base.
Got no idea how to answer your question, but sodium carbonate and salt in solution are used as a silver cleaner and that won’t work in a stainless steel pan.
I don’t know but would guess not. Stainless is notorious for being attacked by chloride ions, and even sodium chloride in cookware doesn’t do much harm (to the pots or to the diners).