CHEMISTRY
TO KILL OR TO CURE Ziqi (Jade) Fang, LVI
Chemistry is always fascinating, whether you like doing experiments or analysing results; there is almost certainly an aspect of the vast field which targets your interest and hooks your curiosity with ease. For some, it might be the colourful combustions, exciting explosions or even analysing atoms, but personally, the bait that I fell for, and I believe lots of others do, are the dangers lurking behind seemingly normal and common chemicals.
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Why can some chemicals save you when you are at the edge of losing your grip on life? Why can some take your breath away abruptly within a matter of seconds? Why can others possess the ability of both when in different quantities? The thought of having a potential cure around in the most brutal situations is certainly very reassuring, but the thought of enjoying a walk in the woods and encountering a fatal substance is certainly less so, and the thought of potentially facing death using the same chemical that could act as a cure is confusing. So, what are some examples?
