Appendix H: Common Corrosive Chemicals

The following is a list of some of the common corrosive chemicals found in the academic laboratory.
 

Inorganic Acids

Inorganic Bases

Oxidizing Agents

Chromic acid

Ammonia, ammonium hydroxide

Bromine

Hydrochloric acid

Calcium hydroxide

Chlorine

Hydrofluoric acid

Calcium Oxide

Chromic acid

Nitric acid 

Potassium hydroxide

Fluorine

Perchloric acid

Sodium hydroxide

Nitric acid

Phosphoric acid

 

Perchloric acid

Sulfuric acid

 

 

 

 

 

Organic Acids

Dehydrating Agents

Other Compounds

Butyric acid

Calcium oxide

Tin chloride

Formic acid

Glacial acetic acid

Potassium chromate 

Glacial acetic acid

Phosphorous pentoxide

Phosphorus pentoxide

Oxalic acid

Sodium hydroxide

Phosphorous trichloride

Phenol

Sulfuric acid

 

Salicylic acid

 

 

Trichloroacetic acid

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Improving Safety in the Chemical Laboratory: A Practical Guide, J.A. Young, 1991.

Chemical Safety in the Laboratory, S.K. Hall, 1994.

Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory, A. Picot and P. Grenouillet, 1995.

CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, 4th ED., A.K. Furr, 1995.