Jerry, In some respects yes: but in terms of danger - NO. If you put caustic soda (sodium hydroxide - a base) on your skin, as it's name suggests, you'll get very bad burns, just as with a concentrated acid. Bob Frost. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> > But ammonia is a base. big difference.
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Chemistry refresher course
2002-12-08 by Bob Frost