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 |
|
|
|
|
|
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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.