A patient comes to you suffering from a battery acid burn (sulfuric acid). What
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A patient comes to you suffering from a battery acid burn (sulfuric acid). What is the best thing to use to neutralize the acid, while you continue to run cool water over the affected area?
a 1 M sodium bicarbonate solution (NaHCO3)
a 1 M carbonic acid solution (H2CO3)
a 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH)
a 1 M acetic acid solution (CH3COOH)
a 1 M sodium bicarbonate solution (NaHCO3)
b.a 1 M carbonic acid solution (H2CO3)
c.a 1 M sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH)
d.a 1 M acetic acid solution (CH3COOH)
Explanation / Answer
a) NaHCO3 is a mild base, should be used to avoid chemical burns due to high basicity
b) this is acidic, avoid acids
c) this is very caustic material, will keep chemically burning the patient, avoid this
d) acetic acid is mild acid, yet this is an acid, avoid acids
best option will be NaHCO3
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