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Partial List of Incompatible Chemicals (Reactive Hazards)<\/h2>\n

(Taken from Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Chemical<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Incompatible with<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Acetic acid<\/strong><\/td>\nChromic acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl compounds, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, peroxides, permanganates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acetone<\/strong><\/td>\nConcentrated nitric and sulfuric acid mixtures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alkali and alkaline earth metals (such as powdered aluminum or magnesium, calcium, lithium, sodium, potassium)<\/strong><\/td>\nWater, carbon tetrachloride or other chlorinated hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, halogens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ammonia (anhydrous)<\/strong><\/td>\nMercury (e.g., in manometers), chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, iodine, bromine, hydrofluoric acid (anhydrous)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ammonium nitrate<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids, powdered metals, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrites, sulfur, finely divided organic combustible materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aniline<\/strong><\/td>\nNitric acid, hydrogen peroxide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenical materials<\/strong><\/td>\nAny reducing agent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azides<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bromine<\/strong><\/td>\nSee chlorine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calcium oxide<\/strong><\/td>\nWater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carbon (activated)<\/strong><\/td>\nCalcium hypochlorite, all oxidizing agents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chlorates<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonium salts, acids, powdered metals, sulfur, finely divided organic or combustible materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chromic acid and chromium trioxide<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, glycerol, alcohol, flammable liquids in general<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chlorine<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane, methane, propane (or other petroleum gases), hydrogen, sodium carbide, benzene, finely divided metals, turpentine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chlorine dioxide<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Copper<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetylene, hydrogen peroxide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumene hydroperoxide<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids (organic or inorganic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyanides<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flammable liquids<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonium nitrate, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, sodium peroxide, halogens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluroine<\/strong><\/td>\nAll other chemicals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydrocarbons (such as butane, propane, benzene)<\/strong><\/td>\nFluorine, chlorine, bromine, chromic acid, sodium peroxide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydrocyanic acid<\/strong><\/td>\nNitric acid, alkalis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydrofluoric acid<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonia (aqueous or anhydrous)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydrofluoric acid<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids, activated carbon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hypochlorites<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids, activated carbon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iodine<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetylene, ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercury<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetylene, fulminic acid, ammonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitrates<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitric acid (concentrated)<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetic acid, aniline, chromic acid, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen sulfide, flammable liquids and gases, copper, brass, any heavy metals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitrites<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitroparaffins<\/strong><\/td>\nInorganic bases, amines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxalic Acid<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver, mercury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxygen<\/strong><\/td>\nOils, grease, hydrogen; flammable liquids, solids, and gases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perchloric acid<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetic anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, alcohols, paper, wood, grease, oils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peroxides, organic<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids (organic or mineral), avoid friction, store cold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phosphorus (white)<\/strong><\/td>\nAir, oxygen, alkalis, reducing agents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potassium<\/strong><\/td>\nCarbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potassium chlorate<\/strong><\/td>\nSulfuric and other acids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potassium perchlorate<\/strong><\/td>\nSulfuric and other acids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selenides<\/strong><\/td>\nReducing agents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver<\/strong><\/td>\nAcetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, ammonium compounds, fulminic acid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sodium<\/strong><\/td>\nCarbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sodium nitrite<\/strong><\/td>\nAmmonium nitrate and other ammonium salts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sodium peroxide<\/strong><\/td>\nEthyl and methyl alcohol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide, glycerin, ethylene glycol, ethylacetate, methyl acetate, furfural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sulfides<\/strong><\/td>\nAcids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sulfuric acid<\/strong><\/td>\nPotassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate, potassium permanganate (similar compounds of light metals, such as sodium, lithium)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tellurides<\/strong><\/td>\nReducing agents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Partial List of Incompatible Chemicals (Reactive Hazards) (Taken from Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals) Chemical Incompatible with Acetic acid Chromic acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl compounds, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3952","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3958,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3952\/revisions\/3958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}