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? asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsCancer · 7 years ago

does battery acid cause cancer?

does dry battery acid from like double aa batteries cause cancer? i have ocd with batteries for some reason and i came across a wii remote with leaked batteries. my dad told me that battery acid causes cancer but i can't really find any articles online that says that battery acid causes cancer. can anyone enlighten me and help alleviate my worries? thanks.

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  • 7 years ago

    If you just touched it, you're fine. If you put it in your mouth once, you're fine. If you put it in your mouth every day for 2 or 3 years, maybe :D it's the frequent exposure to cancerigen that causes cancer; There's nothing that can give you cancer from only one exposure besides high radiation, and battery liquid is not radioactive :)

  • 4 years ago

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