Question

Raul skipped lunch before lab. He has a bag of chips from the snack machine he would like to eat. What is the safest way for him to eat his chips? A. eat his chips at his lab bench after cleaning it thoroughly B. eat his chips outside the lab after his hands are washed C. eat his chips in the lab standing away from the lab benches D. eat his chips on an empty lab bench

Answer 1

B. eat his chips outside the lab after his hands are washed

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option B which is he should eat his chips outside the lab after his hands are washed.

Explanation:

Lab is very hostile environment for eating.

If the person is in lab, it means he is directly or indirectly in contact with hazardous element.

If he don't washes his hand, these chemicals or microbes in case of biological lab can enter his mouth and then to body.

Eating inside is also dangerous because these chemicals and microbes can be in air and benches.