Chemlab Handling Chemicals

DOCUM ENT HANDLING OF
LABORATORY CHEM ICALS
By:
Susila Kristianingrum

Grouping of chemicals
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It s t oxic propert ies
Corrosion propert ies
Solid, liquid, or gas
Easy or not evaporat e
Decomposes by direct light
The number of available

Chemicals t hat are toxic loud

 White
• Sublimat
• Cyanide
• Arsenic and it s
compounds

• Bromine

phosphorus

 Radioact ive
substances

 Hydrogen
fluoride

 M ercury
 etc.

St rong acid and volat ile base
solut ion
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Concent rat ed sulfuric acid
Concent rat ed nit ric acid
Concent rat ed hydrochloric acid
Concent rat ed ammonia
Ort hophosphoric acid
Perchloric acid

Liquid organic compounds
Et her
Toluene
Chloroform

Et hyl alcohol
Phenol, etc.

Gaseous substances

Chlorine gas
Oxygen
Acet ylene
etc.

Solid
Oxalic acid

NaCl

Stearic acid

Iron powder

NaOH

Sn

KOH

Cu

CaO

Mg

HAZARD SYM BOLS

HAZARD SYM BOLS

The combinat ion of chemicals t hat
often explode
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Sodium or potassium in wat er
Ammonium nit rat e, zinc powder w it h wat er
Potassium nit rat e w it h sodium acetat e
Nit rat e w it h est ers
Peroxide w it h magnesium, zinc or
aluminium