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Appendix
Appendix A. Common Safety Symbols
Appendix B. National Fire Protection Association Hazard Labels
Appendix C. Substances with Greater Hazardous Nature
Than Educational Utility
Appendix D. Substances with a Hazardous Nature,
But May Have Potential Educational Utility .
Appendix F. Recommended Safety and Emergency Equipment
for the Laboratory
Appendix G. How Does a Chemical Enter the Body?
Appendix H. What are Exposure Limits?
Appendix I. General Guidelines to Follow in the Event of a Chemical Accident or Spill
Appendix J. Understanding an MSDS
Appendix K. Sample MSDS
Appendix L. Web Site Resources
Appendix M. Glossary
Appendix E. Incompatible Chemicals
This list represents the commonly used laboratory chemicals and their incompatibilities
with other chemicals. This list was generated from the Hazards in the Chemical Laboratory, 4th Edition, Safety in Academic CL. Bretherick, Ed. [1986]; reproduced by permission of the Royal Society of Chemistry. It is by no means complete; however, it can be used as a guide for proper storage and use in the laboratory. Specific incompatibilities are also listed in the material safety data sheets.
Chemical |
Incompatible with |
Acetic acid |
Chromic acid, Nitric acid, Peroxides,
Permanganates |
Acetic anhydride |
Hydroxyl group containing compounds, Ethylene glycol, Perchloric acid |
Acetone |
Concentrated Nitric and Sulfuric acid mixtures, Hydrogen peroxide |
Acetylene |
Bromine, Chlorine, Copper, Fluorine, Mercury,
Silver |
Ammonium nitrate |
Acids, Chlorates, Flammable liquids, Nitrates,
powdered metals, Sulphur, finely divided organic or combustible materials |
Aniline |
Hydrogen peroxide, Nitric acid |
Calcium oxide |
Water |
Carbon, activated |
Calcium hypochlorite, other oxidants |
Chlorates |
Acids, Ammonium salts, Metal powders, Sulphur, finely divided organic or combustible materials |
Chromic acid |
Acetic acid, Camphor, Glycerol, Naphthalene,
Turpentine, other flammable liquids |
Chlorine |
Acetylene, Ammonia, Benzene, Butadiene, Butane and other petroleum gases, Hydrogen, Sodium carbide, Turpentine, finely divided metals |
Copper |
Acetylene, Hydrogen peroxide |
Hydrazine |
Hydrogen peroxide, Nitric acid, other oxidants |
Hydrocarbons |
Bromine, Chlorine, Chromic acid, Fluorine,
peroxides |
Hydrocyanic acid |
Alkalis, Nitric acid |
Hydrofluoric acid, anhydrous |
Ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous) |
Hydrogen peroxide |
Aniline, Chromium, combustible materials,
Copper, Iron, most metals and their salts,
Nitromethane, any flammable liquid |
Hydrogen sulfide |
Fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases |
Iodine |
Acetylene, Ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous) |
Mercury |
Acetylene, Ammonia, Fulminic acid |
Nitric acid, concentrated |
Acetic acid, Acetone, Alcohol, Aniline, Chromic
acid, flammable gases, flammable liquids, Hydrocyanic
acid, Hydrogen Sulfide, Nitratable substances |
Nitroparaffins |
Amines, inorganic bases |
Oxalic acid |
Mercury, Silver |
Oxygen |
Flammable liquids, solids, or gases, grease,
Hydrogen, oils |
Perchloric acid |
Acetic anhydride, Alcohol, Bismuth and its alloys, grease, oils, paper, wood |
Peroxides, organic |
Acids (organic or mineral) |
Phosphorus (white) |
Air, Oxygen |
Potassium chlorate |
Acids (also refer to chlorates) |
Potassium perchlorate |
Acids (also refer to percholoric acid) |
Potassium permanganate |
Benzaldehyde, Ethylene glycol, Glycerol, Sulfuric acid |
Silver |
Acetylene, Ammonium compounds, Fulminic acid, Oxalic acid, Tartaric acid |
Sodium |
Carbon dioxide, Carbon tetrachloride and other chlorinated compounds, water |
Sodium nitrite |
Ammonium nitrate and other ammonium salts |
Sodium peroxide |
Any oxidizable substances (e.g., Acetic anhydride, Benzaldehyde, Carbon disulfide, Ethanol, Ethyl acetate, Ethylene glycol, Furfural, Glacial acetic acid, Methanol, Methyl acetate) |
Sulphuric acid |
Chlorates, Perchlorates, Permanganates |
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