why do we say that acid burns? Is it actually the same chemical process as burning?
In: Chemistry
Medically they present the same damage and are treated nearly the same. In medicine there is only a “burn scale”. This is the thing you hear when someone talks about first, second, and third degree burns. That scale only accounts for depth of the damage caused by the burn; not the mechanism.
Though you’re right in thinking that chemically it’s a different process. There are even different chemical processes by which someone could get a burn from something other than an acid. However, the resultant damage is always treated nearly the same.
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