What is more dangerous ethanoic acid or hydrochloric acid?

Answer 1

Sulfuric acid is usually considered more dangerous.

Sulfuric acid can achieve concentrations close to 100% and is an extremely strong dehydrating agent, meaning that it sucks water out of chemicals. It is also an oxidizer (albeit a fairly weak one), and releases a great deal of heat when mixed with water.

Sulfuric acid can therefore do damage three ways - it can burn you directly because it is an acid, it can dehydrate your skin, or it can burn you from the heat released when you use water to wash it off.

Hydrochloric acid is usually considered to be a stronger acid, meaning that it ionizes to H+ and Cl- more readily than does H2SO4 to H+ and HSO4-. Hydrochloric acid may be slightly more dangerous to metals, therefore, but usually not to people.

The risk associated with acid also depends on the concentration of the acid. 37% hydrochloric acid is more dangerous than 1% sulfuric acid. 99% sulfuric acid is more dangerous than 37% hydrochloric acid.

Answer 2

Hydrochloric acid is more dangerous than ethanoic acid. Hydrochloric acid is a strong mineral acid that can cause severe burns upon contact with skin, eyes, or mucous membranes, while ethanoic acid (acetic acid) is a weaker organic acid commonly found in vinegar and is less corrosive.

Answer 3

Sodium hydroxide is much more dangerous to a human being. Our bodies are fairly good/efficient at neutralizing acids, and HCl, while it will burn flesh/kill cells when it is in high concentration, is VERY rapidly neutralized to salt. On the other hand, sodium hydroxide is very destructive to any living tissue it is exposed to, and is not rapidly neutralized by the body, causing extensive damage if it is not neutralized externally. Just read anything about the long history of industrial lye accidents as opposed to industrial acid accidents....there is really no comparison.

Answer 4

Most acids, particularly in their concentrated form, require some precautions in their use; Sulphuric offers some extra surprises of its own.

Like all acids, it readily reacts with bases (alkali) giving off heat as it forms salts and water. It also will attack metals, forming sulphates, and giving off hydrogen, an explosive gas.

However, concentrated sulphuric is also very hygroscopic, that is, it readily absorbs water. This makes it a valuable component in reactions requiring the removal of water to force the reaction to go to completion, but it also means that it readily dehydrates organic compounds, including our skin. This means that it is much more likely to cause burns.

this means it also requires special considerations when diluting the concentrated form with water. The rule of thumb is always carefully add the acid to water (better yet, ice) to prevent acid splatter.

The acid is also a strong oxidizer, which could create explosive compounds if mixed with certain other compounds, but these rarely occur by accident, and too dangerous if one was tempted to try it out.

Hopefully I have already told you enough about this important, useful, but potentially dangerous, material.

Answer 5

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and disassociates almost completely, that is to say all protons ( hydrogen ions ) are released in solution. In fact, in solution HCl is H+ and Cl-. This is much more dangerous than the other two acids which are weak acids. They disassociate weakly and release very few protons in solution ( ~1% ). So they do less damage by releasing less of the positively charged ion.

Answer 6

well, I can't answer it for you, but I might be able to help you. Hydrochloric acid is the acid in your stomach, it is very corrosive. Hope I helped! :3

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Both are potentially very dangerous, depending on how concentrated the chemical is. Sodium Hydroxide is the chemical name for Lye, or Caustic Soda. It is a very strong base, the opposite of an acid. Like an acid, it can eat holes in your body, damage your eyes, corrode metals, etc. Just as too much heat is dangerous, so is too much cold.

Answer 7

H2SO4 is more dangerous to human body because it is a non volatile liquid so not evaporated , the washing with water make it more dangerous while some quantity of HCl becomes evaporated from body and remaining by washing with water but it should be kept in mind both are strong acids and harmful.

Answer 8

sulfuric acid because it is higher up in the reactivity series and they are both acids and also i just know that as a fact :)

Answer 9

People wake up its hydrochloric acid got a test tomoz

Answer 10

hydrochloric acid