[TheForge] acid

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

Grant Marcoux wrote:
> If Im not mistaken, acetic acid is the principal active ingridient in
> Compound W wart remover.  Grant
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Steven Smith
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:11 PM
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> Bruce, admittedly it has been awhile since my various chemistry classes,
> but I really have to question your statements on acetic acid. Two things
> I have a hard time with:
> 1. "acetic is flammable" I really doubt this. My chemical engineer wife
> can find no mention of it in the rubber bible.
> 2. "it will pass through your skin" Are you sure you aren't thinking of
> hydrofluoric acid (which does do this)? My hands spent many hours in
> dilute acetic acid in the darkroom in high school with no problems. How
> could people like and consume vinegar?
>
> Steve
And muriatic acid can be found in your stomach, but to Bruces' point, I 
wouldn't want to bathe in it, much less drink a bottle of the stuff.  
Its all in the concentration. 

Charles