2007-01-18 15:41:26 · 7 answers · asked by ShiningCrimson 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
My hand has brownish - black stains, and I'm not sure if handling food with silver nitrate stains in my hands is safe
2007-01-18 15:55:10 · update #1
Don't sue me when you're dead, but I would say that if it's just a stain, and not the actual silver nitrate, then yes. But wash, wash, wash first. It doesn't take much to kill you.
2007-01-18 15:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jean Talon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but wash your hands first. The black stains are caused by a reaction between the silver nitrate and the protein in your skin. They last a long time. They're not soluble, so very little contaminates the food, and silver isn't very poisonous anyway.
2007-01-18 23:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should wash your hands first. Ingesting as little as 2 grams of Silver Nitrate can be fatal.
2007-01-18 23:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Digital Haruspex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope silver nitrate is poison!!!!
Fused silver nitrate is also called lunar caustic. Taken internally silver nitrate is a poison. It is prepared by reaction of nitric acid with silver, and purified by recrystallization.
2007-01-18 23:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by BassBaby/CountryLuver4LIfe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Unless you washed it alot, and the nitrate is gone, and only the stain remains ... use rubber gloves anyhow!
Danger ... OK?
Jonnie
2007-01-18 23:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently not
2007-01-19 00:04:32 · answer #6 · answered by Rabbit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the poision control center!
2007-01-18 23:48:07 · answer #7 · answered by red 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋