Which chemical is more harmful to humans?

People are generally concerned about chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin which can be found at some hazardous waste sites. Products that we use daily, such as household cleaners, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, gasoline, alcohol, pesticides, fuel oil and cosmetics, can also be toxic.
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What are the top 5 toxic chemicals?

Common Substances
  • Asbestos.
  • Formaldehyde.
  • Hazardous/Toxic Air Pollutants.
  • Lead.
  • Mercury.
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
  • Pesticide Chemicals. Glyphosate.
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
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What is the most violent chemical?

Azidoazide azide has been called “the most dangerous explosive material in the world.” It is also No. 3 in K. S. Lane's list “The 10 Most Dangerous Chemicals Known to Man”. Thomas M. Klapötke*, Franz A.
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What are the 3 harmful substances?

Let's look more closely at three of the most common dangerous substances in our environment and signs that you may be at risk.
  • Asbestos. Asbestos is a material used in a wide variety of applications, including pipe insulation, drywall, flooring, ceiling insulation, and roofing. ...
  • Pesticides. ...
  • Paint Fumes.
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What is the most toxic household product?

The 6 Most Toxic Household Chemicals
  • Antifreeze. Swallowing antifreeze (ethylene glycol) may cause damage to the heart, brain, kidney, and other internal organs. ...
  • Bleach. ...
  • Drain Cleaners. ...
  • Carpet or Upholstery Cleaners. ...
  • Ammonia. ...
  • Air fresheners.
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Deadliest Chemicals In The World



What is a harsh chemical?

A highly hazardous chemical is a substance classified by the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration as material that is both toxic and reactive and whose potential for human injury is high if released.
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What is the most painful chemical?

Urticants. The urticants are substances that produce a painful weal on the skin. These are sometimes termed skin necrotizers and are known as the most painful substances produced.
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What two chemicals will explode when mixed?

For decades, science enthusiasts have delighted at the famously energetic way sodium and potassium explode on contact with water.
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What is the most unstable chemical in the world?

Azidoazide azide is the most explosive chemical compound ever created. It is part of a class of chemicals known as high-nitrogen energetic materials, and it gets its "bang" from the 14 nitrogen atoms that compose it in a loosely bound state. This material is both highly reactive and highly explosive.
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What is the most toxic chemical in the environment?

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Though banned in some countries as early as the 1970s, the amount and persistence in the environment of polychlorinated biphenyls is so great that these industrial chemicals remain a worry nearly a half-century later.
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What explosive is strongest?

Nitroglycerine, discovered in 1846, still remains the most powerful explosive in practical use.
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What is the most explosive element in water?

The alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and Fr) are the most reactive metals in the periodic table - they all react vigorously or even explosively with cold water, resulting in the displacement of hydrogen.
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What two liquids make fire?

When potassium chlorate and ordinary table sugar are combined, and a drop of sulfuric acid is added as a catalyst, the two react violently with each other, releasing large quantities of heat energy, a spectacular purplish flame, and a great deal of smoke.
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What reacts with water violently?

Water reactive chemicals are chemicals that react vigorously with moisture. The most common water sensitive chemicals include sodium, potassium, lithium metals and aluminum alkyls.
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What two chemicals should never be mixed?

Dangers of Mixing Household Chemical Cleaners
  • Bleach + Vinegar = Chlorine gas. This can lead to coughing, breathing problems, burning and watery eyes. ...
  • Bleach + Ammonia = Chloramine. ...
  • Bleach + Rubbing alcohol = Chloroform. ...
  • Hydrogen peroxide + Vinegar = peracetic/ peroxyacetic acid.
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What's worse than mustard gas?

Phosgene is also a much stealthier weapon: it's colorless, and soldiers did not at first know they had received a fatal dose. After a day or two, victims' lungs would fill with fluid, and they would slowly suffocate in an agonizing death.
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What is the deadliest nerve gas?

Novichok
  • Novichok (Russian: Новичо́к, lit. ...
  • Russian scientists who developed the nerve agents claim they are the deadliest ever made, with some variants possibly five to eight times more potent than VX, and others up to ten times more potent than soman.
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What gas melts your lungs?

Phosgene gas and liquid are irritants that can damage the skin, eyes, nose, throat, and lungs.
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What chemical is extremely explosive?

This list includes obvious explosive materials such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), lead azide, and mercury fulminate. The list also includes more common laboratory chemicals in dried out or non-reagent form such as dinitrophenol, picric acid, and sodium azide.
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Which chemical is harmful for skin?

Bad alcohols are methanol, isopropyl alcohol, propanol, benzyl alcohol, and sd alcohol (alcohol denat.) to name a few. They can be extremely drying and irritating to skin, but also may even cause inflammation because they strip the skin off of its natural protection.
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What catches fire easily?

Some substances catch fire very easily like alcohol, petrol, LPG, etc. These are called inflammable substances but some do not catch fire easily like water.
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Which substance Cannot catch fire?

Charcoal is a solid fuel which does not vaporise on heating. So, charcoal does not burn by producing a flame.
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Can anything burn without oxygen?

Without oxygen, fires won't burn. Water vapor in the air, or high relative humidity values, help to keep fuel sources moist. This helps slow the spread of fires and hinders ignition of fires.
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What is the strongest natural explosion?

Among the largest human-caused explosions on record, a Soviet superweapon called Tsar Bomba tops the list. Meanwhile, the biggest explosion with a terrestrial origin came from the climate-altering Toba supervolcano more than 70,000 years ago.
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