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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 2338279, member: 17261&quot;]pKb of KOH is about twice that of NaOH.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both are extremely strong bases, especially as the ionic strength increases. In my experience brief skin exposure to strong bases isn&#039;t really that bad as long as you rinse it off immediately. It turns the top few layers of skin into soap but it&#039;s not what I&#039;d call an &quot;emergency&quot;. The eye is a different story.</p><p><br /></p><p>On another note, I used to regularly prepare saturated sodium hydroxide solution for lab work.....arrrrggggggg. I hated the stuff, very high respect for it! It concerned me more than mineral acids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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