I have liquids from my dad's workplace and I want to experiment to see if they're really that dangerous. Is it really that dangerous?
2007-04-14 17:11:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The pH scale is logarithmic, like the Ritcher scale. So a substance with a pH of 0 is 10 times more acidic than one with a pH of 1, and so on... Acid rain can have a pH of 5, and it eats away at bronze statues and such... Do you really want to mess with something 100,000 times more acidic? I can't say you'd die, but it would probably eat away all of your hair and skin... Not too pleasant. And you could die. If you must mess with them, wear goggles so you don't go blind, and don't experiment on people. (try metals, which could corrode nicely). But I reccomend not doing anything with a substance that is 100 times more acidic than stomach acid, which easily corrodes skin.
2007-04-14 17:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by Superconductive Magnet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since you've resigned to be really stupid and give me a reason to have a job, first things first. Do it outside. Have a running garden hose nearby, wear goggles AND a faceshield, apron and boots and gloves. Be aware, mixing some of these things can potentially be dangerous or even kill you with toxic fumes and/or explosions. Please don't do it. Call the Fire Dept. and tell them what is going on. This is a HAZ MAT situation.
2007-04-14 17:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, you can't get a true pH of zero unless you have a plasma or hydrogen gas. Neither of those are going to pour, but the first would kill you and the second wouldn't.
2007-04-14 17:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by xaviar_onasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well seeing how water is determined as a neutral substance and it has a ph of 7 I would think anything extreme either way is dangerous for your body.
2007-04-14 17:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a pH of "0" - by definition!
2007-04-14 17:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it really has a pH of zero, it will burn like hell and you'll probably loose the function of your hand.
2007-04-14 17:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by Eric 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you decide to pour chemicals from your father's work on yourself, you will provide further proof of Darwin's Law.
2007-04-14 17:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by redbrick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha post pics of your hand after you pour some on it.
2007-04-14 17:16:23 · answer #8 · answered by Nope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep, it would probably be one of those slow, painful deaths. i think your dad shouldn't let you into his workplace anymore...
2007-04-14 17:42:20 · answer #9 · answered by Supermatt100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,
Dead! Your skin would burn off, then you would bleed to death - painful and icky way to go!
2007-04-14 17:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by Loulabelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋