In the news recently, an individual poured an unknown liquid substance over a female victim and fled on
foot. The victim sustained chemical burns to her face, neck, shoulder, and back (source: NYPD). What
could the unknown substance have been?
water
a base, only
either an acid or a base
an acid, only
Especially, concentrated acids and bases tend to do enormous amounts of chemical burns. People usually think its only acids but the strongest of bases can easily melt our skin.