• Question: whats the most dangerous cemical in the world

    Asked by joshuafo to Claire, Elizabeth, Manolis, Mark, Zach on 7 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by bryonyda.
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      Zach Dixon answered on 7 Mar 2014:

      Cool question!

      One of the most dangerous chemicals to the body is a poison called cyanide (say it like sigh-an-ide). A very small amount can kill very quickly.

      You shouldn’t worry though, you can’t find cyanide just lying about, so you aren’t in danger.

    • Photo: Mark Wallace

      Mark Wallace answered on 8 Mar 2014:

      Not sure about exactly the most dangerous, but the element caesium is pretty incredible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium

      It explodes if it gets wet.

    • Photo: Elizabeth Ratcliffe

      Elizabeth Ratcliffe answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      Batrachotoxin is one of the most potent chemical poisons known. Its the toxin used in poison darts made from frogs, the frogs don’t make the poison themselves but produce it from eating melyrid beetles. These frogs live in Central & South America and not many people are in the habit of making poison darts anymore so we’re safe. Great question.

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