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Suggested Shelf Storage Pattern
A suggested arrangement of compatible chemical families on shelves in a chemical
storage room, suggested by the Flinn Chemical Catalog/Reference Manual, is depicted on the following page. However, the list of chemicals below does not mean that these chemicals should be used in a high school laboratory.
- First sort chemicals into organic and inorganic classes.
- Next, separate into the following compatible families.
| Inorganics |
Organics |
| 1. Metals, Hydrides |
1. Acids, Anhydrides, Peracids |
| 2. Halides, Halogens, Phosphates, Sulfates, Sulfites, Thiosulfates |
2. Alcohols, Amides, Amines, Glycols, Imides, Imines |
3. Amides, Azides*, Nitrates* (except Ammonium
nitrate), Nitrites*, Nitric acid |
3. Aldehydes, Esters, Hydrocarbons |
| 4. Carbon, Carbonates, Hydroxides, Oxides, Silicates |
4. Ethers*, Ethylene oxide, Halogenated hydrocarbons, Ketenes, Ketones |
| 5. Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides, Selenides, Sulfides |
5. Epoxy compounds, Isocyanates |
| 6. Chlorates, Chlorites, Hydrogen Peroxide*, Hypochlorites, Perchlorates*, Perchloric acid*, Peroxides |
6. Azides*, Hydroperoxides, Peroxides |
| 7. Arsenates, Cyanates, Cyanides |
7. Nitriles, Polysulfides, Sulfides, Sulfoxides |
| 8. Borates, Chromates, Manganates, Permanganates |
8. Cresols, Phenols |
| 9. Acids (except Nitric acid) |
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10. Arsenic, Phosphorous*, Phosphorous Pentoxide*,
Sulfur |
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*Chemicals deserving special attention because of their potential instability.
Handout 3 —Suggested Shelf Storage Pattern
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Shelf Storage Pattern
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