Chemical burn Chemical burn A chemical burn occurs when living tissue is exposed to a corrosive substance such as a strong acid or base. Chemical burns follow standard burn classification and may cause extensive tissue damage. The main types of irritant and/or corrosive products are: acids, bases, oxidizers / reducing agents, solvents, and alkylants. Additionally, chemical burns can be caused by some types of chemical weapons, e.g., vesicants such as mustard gas and Lewisite, or urticants such as phosgene oxime. Chemical burns may: The exact symptoms of a chemical burn depend on the chemical involved. Symptoms include itching, bleaching or darkening of
Chemical thermodynamics chemical thermodynamics is typically used to predict the energy exchanges that occur in the following processes: The following state functions are of primary concern in chemical thermodynamics: Most identities in chemical thermodynamics arise from application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, particularly the law of conservation of energy, to these state functions. The 3 laws of thermodynamics: Chemical energy is the potential of a chemical substance to undergo a transformation through a chemical reaction or to transform other chemical substances. Breaking or making of chemical bonds involves energy or heat, which may be either absorbed or evolved from