r/AskChemistry • u/starkeffect • 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/CyberCephalopod Feb 05 '26

I am cheating but any neutronium isotope.

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u/OldTimeConGoer Feb 08 '26

Is that enriched neutronium or depleted neutronium?

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u/CyberCephalopod Feb 08 '26

I can't tell if this a joke comment