To: NYer
Carbolic acid is a very weak acid. It might cause chapped hands, but it will not induce bleeding.
OTOH it IS used for sterilization.
73 posted on
10/25/2007 1:24:17 PM PDT by
kidd
To: kidd
If memory serves, St. Maximilian Kolbe was killed by an injection of carbolic acid.
75 posted on
10/25/2007 1:25:26 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
("Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, esto mihi Jesus" -St. Ralph Sherwin's last words at Tyburn)
To: kidd
Not so. It’s a weak acid but a strong corrosive. It can cause serious burns. It’s much more dangerous than its modest pKa suggests.
88 posted on
10/25/2007 1:59:13 PM PDT by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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