• Question: what do strong alkali do if your skin touches it?

    Asked by anon-225185 to Simon, Paul, Natalie, Katy on 21 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Paul Laurance-Young

      Paul Laurance-Young answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      It gives you a chemical burn, the same as an acid.

    • Photo: Natalie Fowler

      Natalie Fowler answered on 22 Nov 2019:

      Alkali burns tend be caused by lye, lime or ammonia. Cleaning products can tend to be very strong alkali that cause very serious burns. Sparks from sparklers are also classed as alkali burns interestingly! It’s important to seek medical attention immediately because the necrosis (cell death) carries on and can be very serious as well as very painful!

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