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Acetic Acid (C3COOH) ACETANILIDE (C8H9NO)

- it can penetrate the skin - N-Phenylacetamide


- irritating to the eyes (vapour) - a white to gray solid
- corrosive to the skin - harmful if swallowed
- combustible
How to handle: - it can form flammable gases when reacting
 Adequate Ventilation with strong reducing agents.
WASTE DISPOSAL - INCENIRATION
ALCOHOL (ROH)
- a volatile substance
 Condensed formula: CH3CH2OH
 Hazards Statements:
- flammable
- can causes serious eye irritation
- mayay cause drowsiness or dizziness
- asenitic powder (PP)
- high mol. wt. = high unaesthetic effect

ANILINE (C6H5NH2)
Eg. Hexane
 Hazard St.:
- a yellow substance
- Combustible Liquid
- Highly Toxic (consideration) contact/Inhalation
Fume Hood - the right place to perform or
handle Aniline

How to Handle:
 should store away from heat source
 TLV (Threshold Limit Value) = 20 bpm

BENZENE (C6H6)
- colorless, flammable liquid with a sweet odor.
 Hazards St:
- flammable
- ignite and explode on air
- vapour flash back
- cause acute narcotic effect
- different in high conc.
- causes in anemic --
- 35 bpm

How to handle:
 Stored as a flammable liquid
*fire extinguisher

CHLOROFORM (CHCl3)
 Hazard St:
Harmful if swallowed
Toxic if inhaled
Causes skin irritation
Causes serious eye irritation
- mildly anesthetic effect

How to handle:
 Handled as flammable liq.
 Adequate Ventilation

ETHERS (R-O-R)
Hazard ID:
- forms explosive mixture with O on evap. And
dist
- vapours = highly flamm.
- it can cause shock and death in LARGE CONC.
- mild anesthesia in SMALL CONC.

How to handle:
 Avoid too much motion
 Avoid exposure to light, air and heat

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl)


a.k.a Muriatic Acid
- non-flamm
- it may liberate heat , upon contact with
moisture, combustible materials, small amount
of H2O

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