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It is likely that acids are able to break ester bonds in your skin. I'm thinking the acid deprotonates (looses it's acidic hydrogen nucleus, leaving behind it's electrons) and the resulting nucleophile "attacks" the positive carbon of the ester-carbonyl.
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∙ 11y agoThe free H+ in an acid solution can break down the organic, inorganic, or otherwise a polymer your clothes are made of. The ions break down the materials your clothing are made of, and simplifies them apart, which causes a hole to be burned in clothing.
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∙ 11y agoJust like how strong bases burn your skin, strong acids have the ability to dissolve the proteins and lipids that your skin and tissues are made of. Strong acids can readily dissolve into the H+ ion, and that likes to attack organic matter, like your skin.
Strong bases readily dissolve into -OH ions, which is kind of like the same thing as H+'s tendancy to attack organic matter.
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∙ 11y agoAcids readily release H+ ions in solution, and they like to attack and dissolve organic and inorganic matter. Acids are able to break down lipids and proteins that constitutes your skin and tissue, and that is what makes them corrosive.
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∙ 11y agoIt depends on the concentration and type of the acid. Acids greater than about 10% can burn your skin. It also depends on the acid and the length of time it is on your skin.
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∙ 12y agoYes. The reason why it's in our stomach is because our stomach constantly builds up mucous to protect the walls around it.
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∙ 9y agoHydrochloric acid will indeed burn skin. In the stomach, its usefulness is to "burn" (no flames) raw meat to make it digestable.
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∙ 15y agoAcids can burn your skin.
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What pH value is acid rain?
Its is very acidic..It can burn your butt
Can acid rain from Venus burn a house down?
If there were houses on Venus.
Will sulfuric acid burn through a plastic pipette?
No, Sulfuric acid cannot burn through a plastic pipette unless it falls on your skin.
What are the disadvantages of using carboxylic acid?
if a human touches it the skin will burn.
What type of acid will burn human skin without side effects?
Battery Acid. It can burn right through the human flesh and completely "disolve" it. Sulphuric, hydrochloric, phosphoric--all of these are are strong because they all completely ionize in water, all can destroy skin if the concentration is great enough.
Does acid rain burn your skin.?
Acid rain isn't immediately dangerous to humans, but it messes up the chemistry in nature.
What planet contains acid rain that can burn your skin?
Venus is the main one because it has a runaway greenhouse affect. Earth has acid rain also. Hope this helps :)
Can acid rain burn your hair off?
because naturally acid burns the skin because of the chemicals that are placed in them so the acid rain in the same
What can acid do to skin?
Acids can burn your skin :)
How do children get effected by acid rain?
acid rain can burn and cause life-long scars. ---- ----
A liquid that can burn your skin?
It is Acid
How does acid rain affect the human health?
Acid rain can damage skin of a person.
Are there any lessons that have been learned over time about the acid rain problem and ways of dealing with it?
yes because it could burn your skin
Will muriatic acid burn your skin?
If you leave it on your skin, then yes. It takes around fifteen seconds for commonly concentrated (20-28%) hydrochloric acid to burn skin.
Does acid rain cause fossil fuels to burn?
it does not
What types of acids burns skin?
hydrochloric acid can burn the skin
Why does acid rain sting?
Because it contains acid which is irritating to the skin.
