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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE FORMULA WT: 18.00 CAS NO.: 07732-18-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: ZC0110000 COMMON SYNONYMS: DIHYDROGEN OXIDE, HYDRIC ACID PRODUCT CODES: 4218,4219 EFFECTIVE: 05/30/86 REVISION #01 LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS STORAGE: KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 17.5 MELTING POINT: 0 C ( 32 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODORLESS, CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID. TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(G/KG) - 190 LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 25 DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE IS CONSIDERED A NON-REGULATED PRODUCT, BUT REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND OTHER ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTAL FLUORINE; AND STRONG DEHYDRATING AGENTS SUCH AS SULFURIC ACID. IT FORMS EXPLOSIVE GASES WITH CALCIUM CARBIDE. AVOID CONTACT WITH ALL MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS SUBSTANCE IS COMPATIBLE. EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY UPON FREEZING. DO NOT STORE IN RIGID CONTAINER AND PROTECT FROM FREEZING. DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
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