Toxic means "able to kill". Some acids and some alkalis are toxic, so it can be either.
Alkali is more harmful since in acid burn the acid itself tans the skin limiting the further damage while the alkali form soap with the lipids in the skin and continue damaging the skin.
No it is not, they are equally dangerous
As the name might suggest, it is an acid.
Both acid and alkali can be corrosive
an alkali is much stronger than an acid because an acid has a PH of 1 and an alkali has a PH of 14.
Strong acids and strong alkalis both tend to be very corrosive and potentially lethal if you are exposed to them. They can cause very severe chemical burns externally and internally.
Strong acids are strongly acidic. Strong alkalies are strongly alkaline. And both strong acids and strong alkalies are equally corrosive, though I would say that strong acids and more dangerous to handle than strong alkali.
No - they are equally harmful.It has to do with the corrosiveness and toxicity of the product in question. An alkali can be every bit as hazardous as most acids - with the exception of hydrofluoric acid, which is in a league of its own.Easy examples:I have a container of sodium bicarbonate solution with pH of 9, and a container of dilute hydrochloric acid with pH of 3. Sodium bicarbonate is a benign alkali - people drink it all the time and put it in food - and the HCl is fairly potent. In this case acid is more dangerous than alkali.I also have a container of dilute vinegar with pH of 6, and a container of sodium hydroxide solution with pH of 14. In this case the alkali is far more dangerous.
Both an acid and an alkali can be strong or weak. These are 2 different things. A strong acid is an acid which has a low pH (pH 1 or 2 or 3) and a weak acid is an acid of pH about 5 or 6. Whereas a strong alkali is an alkali of pH 11, 12 while a weak alkali has a pH of about 7 or 8.
Sour milk is more acid than nomal milk. Lower pH = acid. Higher pH = alkali.
Alkali because the thin layer of grease around your skin will stop most of the acid but the alkali will eat through it and turn it into soap (that's how you make soap, mix grease with an alkali)and eat through your skin Lollz
an alkali is much stronger than an acid because an acid has a PH of 1 and an alkali has a PH of 14.
Strong acids and strong alkalis both tend to be very corrosive and potentially lethal if you are exposed to them. They can cause very severe chemical burns externally and internally.
detergent is alkali and this can be tested by putting detergent into an acid if it neutralises than it is an acid not an alkali
Strong acids are strongly acidic. Strong alkalies are strongly alkaline. And both strong acids and strong alkalies are equally corrosive, though I would say that strong acids and more dangerous to handle than strong alkali.
No - they are equally harmful.It has to do with the corrosiveness and toxicity of the product in question. An alkali can be every bit as hazardous as most acids - with the exception of hydrofluoric acid, which is in a league of its own.Easy examples:I have a container of sodium bicarbonate solution with pH of 9, and a container of dilute hydrochloric acid with pH of 3. Sodium bicarbonate is a benign alkali - people drink it all the time and put it in food - and the HCl is fairly potent. In this case acid is more dangerous than alkali.I also have a container of dilute vinegar with pH of 6, and a container of sodium hydroxide solution with pH of 14. In this case the alkali is far more dangerous.
Both an acid and an alkali can be strong or weak. These are 2 different things. A strong acid is an acid which has a low pH (pH 1 or 2 or 3) and a weak acid is an acid of pH about 5 or 6. Whereas a strong alkali is an alkali of pH 11, 12 while a weak alkali has a pH of about 7 or 8.
A concentrated acid is more dangerous than a dilute acid.
because an alkali can be found in everyday household use like milk or toothpastes would know if it was an acid because it would be harmful and dangerous (well some ) alkali can be dangerous but not all of them are otherwise we would all be sick by now from using toothpaste,washing up liquid and so on .
alkali bases pH greater than 7
acid