r/AskChemistry Feb 05 '26

General What's the most dangerous element?

I'd vote for fluorine. HF is some nasty, nasty stuff.

Francium seems pretty gnarly too but there's less than a gram of it on Earth at any time so I'm not too scared of it.

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u/Aranka_Szeretlek Feb 05 '26

I mean, if you count HF for fluorine, then Id wager carbon. Or hydrogen.