Method Can SN burn the throat?

[Boudika]

I talked to a friend who is a chemist and she told me that when drinking this there is a good chance that I will burn my whole throat, and if I vomit it, it would come along with parts of my tongue. How much truth in this? People who have vomited SN - were you left with burns afterwards? Because I don't know if I should believe it or if she was just trying to scare me away from it

 

[avaruus]

I don't have experience with that, but the SN solution is very salty. Which i guess can be somewhat similar to burning sensation.
But it shouldn't 'burn' in an acidic sense, unless the stomach's digestive acids are coming along with it.

 

[juraviel]

i never ever heard mentioned that sn can burn you. it's salt it will be .. salty. not pleasant but not burning

 

[lillmonix3]

Maybe your friend is just trying to prevent you from doing this?

 

[ThisUnrest]

There have been lots of first-hand accounts on here and no one has mentioned literal burning or loss of mouth parts. Just that it feels a bit sting-ey and uncomfortable when drinking it.

 

[Old Friend]

I talked to a friend who is a chemist and she told me that when drinking this there is a good chance that I will burn my whole throat, and if I vomit it, it would come along with parts of my tongue. How much truth in this? People who have vomited SN - were you left with burns afterwards? Because I don't know if I should believe it or if she was just trying to scare me away from it

You're friend is either winding you up or is confusing SN with another compound.

 

[Tesha]

In solution it's a very, weak alkali that won't burn you at all. I think your chemist friend might need to resit their exams. Your stomach acid is much more corrosive.

 

[Boudika]

You're friend is either winding you up or is confusing SN with another compound.

I think first option is true

In solution it's a very, weak alkali that won't burn you at all. I think your chemist friend might need to resit their exams. Your stomach acid is much more corrosive.

she probably lied to me to protect me. And thanks for the anserw

Maybe your friend is just trying to prevent you from doing this?

Probably

 

[ToTheTwillight]

From Vizzy's list of successful and unsuccesful cases, I was rereading it the other day and was somewhat surprised to find few cases indicating people felt they had burning throat, which is a topic I haven't seen around. Now from the sound of it, like @avaruus mentioned, it won't burn like acid in that excruciating pain. Most likely it's like when you have a soar throat but somewhat worse, just not at those extremes (at least while conscious)

 

[Dying Knight]

If it really burns, it's because it works as a weak alkali, not acid. Since HNO2 is a weak acid, the given salt has alkaline reaction when dissolved in water due to hydrolysis

NaNO2 + HOH ⇄ HNO2 + NaOH

And yes, salts actually may burn. Try touching wet Na2CO3 for example.

Upd: I compared acidity of HNO2 and H2CO3, the former one is noticeably stronger, hence NaNO2 shouldn't burn much.

 

[chuerdhmproton]

If it really burns, it's because it works as a weak alkali, not acid. Since HNO2 is a weak acid, the given salt has alkaline reaction when dissolved in water due to hydrolysis

NaNO2 + HOH ⇄ HNO2 + NaOH

And yes, salts actually may burn. Try touching wet Na2CO3 for example.

Upd: I compared acidity of HNO2 and H2CO3, the former one is noticeably stronger, hence NaNO2 shouldn't burn much.

bro actually paid attention back in high school chemistry class, nice

 

[Deleted member 65988]

I think first option is true

she probably lied to me to protect me. And thanks for the anserw

Probably

Definitely sounds like she's lying to you in order to make you terrified of what may happen, if people's tongues burnt, we definitely would've seen and heard about it by now.