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Chemistry accident!
This is for anyone who may have had the same thing happen...
I'm taking an Analytical Chemistry course in university right now.
Yesterday in my lab, I was working with 99.99% pure Ni. I handled it with my bare hands. After that, I was pouring nitric acid into a graduated cylinder, and I think there was some on the bottle. My thumb started to burn, so I rinsed it off right away.
Then, to my horror, I realized that I had a large yellow spot on my thumb.
Any idea what it is, or how to get rid of it?
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hey, well im pretty usre that its a burn. you said it hurt your skin and it felt like a buring sensation. last summer, i was outside tanning and i didn`t use sunblock. i only used pure tanning oil that attracts the sun majorly. i put it on like every 20 minutes and was outside for a long time. i developed a huge yellow bubble on my shoulder and the doctor said that it was a burn. you have a chemistry teacher, ask what they think.
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Ask your professor or your T.A.
I’m sure as a chemistry student you know that nitric acid is very corrosive and can burn skin. hopefully that is all that happened and the spot will heal with time...
But not many people here will know for sure what happened, but people who have worked for years in a lab will probably have some idea of what happened and what needs to be done.
You have a bunch of professionals right there at your school! They probably have the information you need. Don’t be embarrassed, everyone makes mistakes from time to time. Ask for help.
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