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When an acid comes in contact with skin why should you use water rather than neutralizing the acid with a base?
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∙ 10y ago
Because too much of a base can cause damage also. Water dilutes the acid and makes it impotent and weak. Clashing the acid with a base causes a chemical reaction which generates heat. and like above said is true also so...trying to neutralize with an alkaline chemical is subjecting your skin to three hazards at the same time!
The recommendation is to flush the area with lots of water. This is to dilute the chemical and wash off of the skin. It might seem to make sense to pour a dilute solution of NaOH over an area of skin that has been burned by HCl, or once again vice versa, and getting sodium chloride and water. But take into consideration that not all salts of acids and bases are as innocuous as NaCl. Take cyanic acid (HCN) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) for example. If you mix these two chemicals you get potassium cyanide, a very deadly poison. You do not want to be making any contact with KCN, so always use water to flush the area.
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