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2nd February 2011

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Why Sulfuric Acid is bad

May classmate ako kanina, siya yung lab monitor for the day, napatakan ng concentrated hydrochloric (12M HCl) acid sa knuckle, tapos napatakan ng concentrated sulfuric (18M H2SO4) acid sa tiyan. Super hapdi ng kamay niya, tapos namuti yung balat dahil sa HCl, tapos yung H2SO4 naman, it literally ate through his shirt. Yep, may malaking butas, about 5 inches in diameter.. dahil lang sa few drops.

Exactly gano sila kalakas? Imaginine niyo na lang yung muriatic acid, or yung gastric juices niyo.. Pero a lot more concentrated! So concentrated na umuusok na! Ganun yung 12 molar hydrochloric acid. Yung 18 molar sulfuric acid naman, sobrang tindi niya, na kapag napatakan yung posporo, mag-iignite siya. :D

wala lang. share lang. :D Mag-ingat kayo sa lab chemicals.

KMnO4 — nakakabaog, nakakasira ng plumbing
H2SO4, HCl — nakakalapnos
NaOH (pellets) — nakakapaso
NH3 — nakakahimatay 

  1. ellai19 said: yung KMnO4 diba for boys lang nakakabaog? HAHAH. Sabi nila.
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