You can apply this same logic to basically all of chemistry:
H: explosive, the main ingredient in stars
O: literally the reason fire is a thing, causes rust and kills cells via free radicals
H2O: I’m so wet, UwU
But we all know there’s nothing more dangerous than dihydrogen monoxide.
Everyone who has come in contact with that stuff will die.
this trope is never not funny to me lol
Its also an industrial solvent and its used by nuclear reactors!
I haven’t died yet
That is an unproven hypothesis
100% of corpses are found with traces of this deadly forever chemical. its the secret big brother doesn’t want you to know about.
Not nearly as much so as oxidane
Its an ideal solvent
Remind your “crunchy” aunt about this when she starts talking about mercury in vaccines
Crunchy?
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One was heavilly charged and hence angry.
The other was also heavilly charged (the other way around) and hence angry.
Together they have just the right charge and hence are both chill.
Then; “Somebody…”
Technically Cl2 is the deadly gas. It only exists in diatomic form when it isn’t bonded with another atom, or molecule.
I think it’s more deadly as atomic chlorine. I’m basing this on how reactive atomic oxygen is.
Keeping each other’s electrons busy, for your pleasure and nourishment… and yes, sometimes abuse.
The Combination with water is also pretty nice:
HCl (Hydrochloric Acid - Very dangerous) NaOH (Caustic Soda - Also very dangerous)
Combine to literal Saltwater (H2O and NaCl).
Interestingly, because the reaction goes both ways, in any amount of salt water, there will be a miniscule amount of Hydrochloric Acid and Caustic Soda. The concentration is so low because they immediately react again, going back to water and salt.
It’s the OH- and H+ (or H3O+) ions that make the acid and base react the way we think about them. You don’t need salt for those to form spontaneously in water. Pure water will do it too. But there are many molecules in even a small volume of water, and the average behavior at pH 7 is such that you won’t get acid or alkaline burns.
One of the necessary crystals you must ingest or your muscles and brain start misfiring.
Also ammonium chloride. So delicious.
I have to remind people of this whenever there’s an EV fire and they freak out that water is used to put it out.