Question

Pooja has to work in the laboratory. What kind of clothes should she wear? Give the reason for your answer.

Answer 1

Hint: Laboratory is the place where chemicals were prepared and the development of derivatives can also take place. To prevent the accidents happening in laboratories, certain rules and procedures were allotted in clothing as preventive measures to avoid accidents in laboratories.

Complete answer:
A chemical laboratory is the place where the chemicals can be prepared. Some chemicals were very dangerous as humans are not exposed to such chemicals.
So, to avoid direct exposure to such chemicals one should take some preventive measures.
One should wear an apron in the laboratory. If dangerous chemicals were spilled on the clothes, they won't damage your skin due to the apron.
Full length pants and shirts must be worn to cover the entire body. One should wear shoes also to avoid the damage caused due to chemicals.
Some chemicals are radioactive chemicals; exposure to such chemicals causes adverse effects.
One should wear goggles to avoid the direct exposure with eyes, as some chemicals having low boiling point turns into vapors and fumes may enter into the eyes.
Masks and gloves should also be compulsory in the laboratory. Loose clothes and shorts should also not be worn in the laboratory.

Note:
All the above precautions should be taken while entering into the laboratory. Some dangerous chemicals like phenol or concentrated acids if poured on the skin causes damage to skin tissues and turns into wounds. Care must be taken in the laboratory.