Chemicals/Sulfuric acid and bleach
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I accidentally mixed sulfuric acid and bleach (during a plumbing fix) - what horrible smelling gas did I make? Thanks!
Under the correct conditions, the sulfuric acid can cause more chlorine released from the bleach (sodium hypochlorite) than you normally smell through the production of hypochlorous acid. If you breathed too much and have an symptoms, you should see your doctor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hypochlorite
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