How Acidic is the Xenomorph Blood from ALIEN?

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The Xenomorph of ALIEN fame is one of the most iconic monsters of all time and its acidic blood is equally iconic, but how acidic would it really be? Kyle does some blood chemistry on this week’s Because Science!

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