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What treatment is used if a strong acid is spilled on skin?
Don't use water! Use a base to counteract the acid.
If a chemical is spilled on the floor of a lab what is the safest way to determine if it is an acid?
Use litmus paper
What will you do if you spill a chemical on yourself?
you will be more likely to die because the acid is corrosive (eats your skin)
What do you dilute acid with if spilled on the floor?
Baking soda
What happens when a concentrated acid spilled on a cloth or wool?
The acid will burn a hole through the material.
What treatment is used if a strong acid is spilled on skin?
Don't use water! Use a base to counteract the acid.
Why is important of applying plenty of water accidentally spill an acid in your skin?
Actually applying plenty amount of water in an accidentally spilled acid on a skin really helps. Maybe because water can take away a certain amount of spilled acid on your skin and helps on minimizing the irritation or wound you may get on that acid. But I think the best way is to add a small amount of weak basic substances to neutralize the acid. That's it.
If a chemical is spilled on the floor of a lab what is the safest way to determine if it is an acid?
Use litmus paper
If a chemical is spilled on the floor of the lab what is the safest way to determine if it is an acid?
Use litmus paper
What will you do if you spill a chemical on yourself?
you will be more likely to die because the acid is corrosive (eats your skin)
How can you clean sulphuric acid that has been spilled on a car battery?
Use a mixture of baking soda and water.
What treatment should be given if a strong acid is spilled on the skin?
Immediately apply basic first aid i.e add weak base to the affected part.
What do you dilute acid with if spilled on the floor?
Baking soda
Why is corrosive acid dangerous when spilled?
It could kill you
Can acid and bases harm us?
Yes, if they are very strong. For example strong acid or base spilled on the skin can cause burns. On the other hand, the acid inside your stomach is strong enough to dissolve iron. The mucous on the stomach walls stops the acid burning right through the stomach.
How bad are acid burns?
It depends largely on the acid you spilled on yourself. Mild acids like citric acid would just irritate your skin a little, at the worst. On the other side of the spectrum, a carbonic superacid would eat a hole right through your hand.
What happens when a concentrated acid spilled on a cloth or wool?
The acid will burn a hole through the material.
