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| Substance... |
...is
Incompatible with |
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Acetic acid
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Chromic
acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl compounds, ethylene glycol, perchloric
acid, peroxides, permanganates, ammonium nitrate |
| Acetic
anhydride |
Hydroxyl-containing
compounds such as ethylene glycol, perchloric acid |
| Acetone |
Concentrated
nitric and sulfuric acid mixtures |
| Acetaldehyde |
Acetic
acid, acetic anhydride |
| Acetylene |
Chlorine,
bromine, copper, fluorine, silver, mercury |
| Acrolein |
Ammonia(aqueous),
any alkali or amine, strong oxidizing agents |
| Alkali
and alkaline earth metals (such as powdered aluminum or magnesium,
calcium, lithium, sodium, potassium) |
Water,
carbon tetrachloride or other chlorinated hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide,
halogens |
| Aluminum
metal |
Ammonium
nitrate, antimony trichloride, bromate |
| Ammonia
(anhydrous) |
Mercury
(in manometers, for example), chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, iodine,
bromine, hydrofluoric acid (anhydrous) |
| Ammonium
nitrate |
Acids,
powdered metals, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrites, sulfur, finely
divided organic combustible materials |
| Aniline |
Nitric
acid, hydrogen peroxide, strong acids, oxidizers |
| Arsenic
materials |
Any reducing
agent |
| Azides |
Acids |
| Bromine |
Ammonia,
acetylene, butadiene, butane, methane, propane (or other petroleum
gases), hydrogen, sodium carbide, benzene, finely divided metals,
turpentine |
| Calcium
oxide |
Water |
| Carbon
(activated) |
Calcium
hypochlorite, all oxidizing agents |
| Carbon
tetrachloride |
Sodium |
| Chlorates |
Ammonium
salts, acids, powdered metals, sulfur, finely divided organic or combustible
materials |
| Chromic
acid and chromium trioxide |
Acetic
acid, naphthalene, camphor, glycerol, alcohol, flammable liquids in
general |
| Chlorine |
Ammonia,
acetylene, butadiene, butane, methane, propane (or other petroleum
gases), hydrogen, sodium carbide, benzene, finely divided metals,
turpentine |
| Chlorine
dioxide |
Chlorine
Ammonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide |
| Copper |
Acetylene,
hydrogen peroxide |
| Cumene
hydroperoxide |
Acids (organic
or inorganic) |
| Cyanides |
Acids |
| Flammable
liquids |
Ammonium
nitrate, chromic acid, HCl, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, sodium
peroxide, halogens |
| Fluorine |
All other
chemicals |
| Hydrazine |
Hydrogen
peroxide, nitric acid, any other oxidant |
| Hydrocarbons
(such as gasoline, turpentine, butane, propane, benzene) |
Fluorine,
chlorine, bromine, chromic acid, peroxides, sodium peroxide |
| Hydrocyanic
acid |
Nitric
acid, alkalis |
| Hydrofluoric
acid (anhydrous), hydrogen fluoride |
Ammonia
(aqueous or anhydrous) |
| Hydrogen
peroxide |
Copper,
chromium, iron, most metals or their salts, alcohols, acetone, organic
materials, aniline, nitromethane, combustible materials, ferrous sulfide |
| Hydrogen
sulfide |
Fuming
nitric acid, oxidizing gases |
| Hypochlorites |
Acids,
activated carbon |
| Iodine |
Acetylene,
ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen |
| Mercury |
Acetylene,
fulminic acid*, ammonia |
| Methanol |
Lead perchlorate,
mercury nitrate |
| Nitrates |
Sulfuric
acid |
| Nitric
acid (concentrated) |
Acids:
acetic,chromic, hydrocyanic
Flammable liquids: acetone, alcohol
Flammable gases: H2S
Heavy metals: any, copper, brass
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| Nitrites |
Acids |
| Nitroparaffins |
Inorganic
bases, amines |
| Oxalic
acid |
Silver,
mercury and their salts |
| Oxygen |
Oils, grease,
hydrogen, flammable liquids, solids or gases |
| Perchloric
acid |
Acetic
anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, alcohol, paper, wood, grease, oils |
| Peroxides,
organic |
Acids (organic
or mineral) avoid friction, store cold |
| Phosphorus
(white) |
Air, oxygen,
alkalis, reducing agents |
| Phosphorus
pentoxide |
Alcohols,
strong bases, water |
| Potassium
|
Carbon
tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water |
| Potassium
chlorate |
Sulfuric
and other acids, ammonium salts, metal powders, combustibles |
| Potassium
nitrite |
Potassium
cyanide(if heated) |
| Potassium
perchlorate |
Acids,
Acetic anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, alcohol, paper, wood, grease,
oils |
| Potassium
permanganate |
Glycerol,
ethylene glycol, benzaldehyde, sulfuric acid |
| Selenides |
Reducing
agents |
| Silver,
and Silver salts |
Acetylene,
oxalic acid, tartaric acid, ammonium compounds, fulminic acid* |
| Sodium |
Water,
carbon tetrachloride or other chlorinated hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, halogens, sulfur
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| Sodium
Azide |
Heavy Metals:
Lead, Copper |
| Sodium
nitrite |
Ammonium
nitrate and other ammonium salts |
| Sodium
peroxide |
Ethyl or
methyl alcohol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde,
carbon disulfide, glycerin, ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, methyl
acetate, furfural |
| Sulfides |
Acids |
| Sulfur |
Silver
Oxide |
| Sulfuric
acid |
Chlorates,
perchlorates, permanganates and their compounds with potassium/sodium/lithium |
| Tellurides |
Reducing
Agents |
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