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- Dictionarycaustic/ˈkɔːstɪk/
adjective
- 1. able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action: "a caustic cleaner" Similar
- 2. sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way: "the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a caustic substance.
- 2. a caustic surface or curve.
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1 day ago · Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula H2SO4. It is a colorless, odorless, and viscous liquid that is miscible with water. [6]
2 days ago · A worker receiving chemical burns from improper handling of caustic substances. Prevention Strategies. Burns can result from contact with hot surfaces, molten materials, or hazardous chemicals. The manufacturing environment often involves processes that generate high temperatures, making it imperative to implement stringent safety measures.
1 day ago · Characteristics. Physical properties. As a solid, sulfur is a characteristic lemon yellow; when burned, sulfur melts into a blood-red liquid and emits a blue flame. Sulfur forms several polyatomic molecules. The best-known allotrope is octasulfur, cyclo-S 8.
4 days ago · Nitric acid, colorless, fuming, and highly corrosive liquid that is a common laboratory reagent and an important industrial chemical for the manufacture of fertilizers and explosives. It is toxic and can cause severe burns. Learn more about the properties and uses of nitric acid in this article.
- Nitric acid is a colourless, fuming, and highly corrosive liquid that is a common laboratory reagent and an important industrial chemical for the m...
- Nitric acid is a strong acid, completely ionized into hydronium (H3O+) and nitrate (NO3-) ions in an aqueous solution, and a powerful oxidizing agent.
- Nitric acid (HNO3) is a highly corrosive liquid that is toxic and can cause severe burns.
- Nitric acid is used for the production of ammonium nitrate, a major component of fertilizers. It is also used for producing explosives like nitrogl...
2 days ago · [1] When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a written constitution; if they are encompassed in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a codified constitution.
3 days ago · The “optimal” operation is defined as membrane modules that are allowed to lose 50% of their specific flux over a period of one month before they are cleaned by CIP. The “aggressive” operation is defined by an allowable specific flux decline of more than 70% over a one-month operational period, while the “conservative” operation is defined by an allowable loss in specific flux of ...
4 days ago · Sodium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with formula $NaOH$ , also known as lye and caustic soda. It is a white solid ionic complex made up of sodium cations $N {a^ + }$ and anions of hydroxide $O {H^ - }$ .
