Which is more dangerous acid or caustic?

Answer 1

I know that hydrofluoric acid can be very dangerous. It was prohibited from use in industrial cleaning a few years back. I understand that it has some kind of free ions that combine with sodium if exposed to human flesh. I did some research and found that a special neutralizing solution is available --at great cost. Would not sodium hydroxide serve as a neutralizing solution in the proper proportions? Thanx

Whomever answered above is correct, in a way. Hydrofluoric Acid is extremely dangerous, but Caustic will turn you essentially into a puddle. And example would be a train engine cleaning center in Idaho; they had an incident where one morning, they went to check the cleaner before use, and they found a glove, a lightbulb (flashlight) and a bottle. In conclusion, it really depends on what you want to dissolve. Humans, caustic. Anything else, high dose of hydrofluoric acid.