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Peer reviewedBretherick, Leslie – Journal of Chemical Education, 1990
Discussed are accidents that occur in the laboratories of highly trained chemists. Four examples are provided to illustrate potential hazards that are often overlooked in chemistry laboratories, molten inorganic salt baths, the reaction of acetone and hydrogen peroxide, halogenated acetylene compounds, and the reaction of hydrogen peroxide and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Hazardous Materials, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBretherick, Leslie – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Discussed are the potential hazards associated with nitric acid, inorganic and organic nitrate salts, alkyl nitrates, acyl nitrates, aliphatic nitro compounds, aromatic nitro compounds, and nitration reactions. (CW)
Descriptors: Acids, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science
