Is it true that sulfuric acid is dangerous to living organisms?

Answer 1

Sulfuric acid is outrightly nasty when it comes to your health.

Contact with skin

Sulfuric acid corrodes skin and bone by chemical combination. It also has a nasty trait of stripping water from other compounds like sugars and starches to comnine with its own molecules. This doesn't sound bad, but it will reduce organic material to just carbon in short order, this is a standard "impressive" demonstration of the dangers of sulfuric acid.

It will also eat away your clothes while chewing on the skin below.

Contact with eyes

All the problems with skin exposure apply to eyes. Eyes however are not as forgiving for the resulting scar tissue. Always wear goggles when working with sulfuric acid.

Vapours

Sulfuric acid at high concentrations fumes, it also can become an aerosol when poured or stirred. The gases or minute droplets will combine with wet areas of your body (eyes, the inside of your nose and lungs, sweaty clothes) to mkae a high strength liquid acid. All problems noted earlier apply, except you can corrode from the inside out.

Addition to water

When sulfuric acid is exposed to water it grabs onto the water molecules and releases heat. If the heat is not dissipated the water can turn to stream suddenly (explosively) covering everyone nearby with drops of concentrated acid. This is worst when water is poured into the acid not the other way around.

An old lab poem and warning says:

"May his rest be long and placid

Who adds water to the acid!"

Answer 2

this affect planets and animails by the air pollution. Coming from the air pollution is carbon dioxide with kill animals by the old oxgyen laying on there food, which then the animals eat. Plants will also die by air pollution, by atmosphere carbon dioxide which then it burns to the soil and kills the roots then leading to no more plants for the animals to eat.

Answer 3

Yes, sulfuric acid is highly corrosive and can cause severe burns upon contact with skin or eyes. Inhaling sulfuric acid fumes can also cause respiratory irritation and damage. Ingesting sulfuric acid can lead to internal burns and damage to the digestive system.

Answer 4

Its not poisonous in dilute concentrations, but is is harmful. It can burn an animal badly if it is strong acid, but if diluted a lot it is harmless.

Answer 5

Yes, it is true. Sulfuric acid is quite corrosive and it destroys tissue.

Answer 6

No. It is actually used (in rock form) as a homepathic method to improve hair quality and reduce flea infestation.

Answer 7

Elemental sulfur isn't harmful to humans or most higher animals. It's highly toxic to some kinds of bacteria and fungi, though.