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Table showing details for ammonia5-18M*
Chemical	Category & User Codes	DG Class	DG PG	UN CAS No	Guidance notes
ammonia5-18M* . . . solution 10-35% ammonium hydroxide cloudy ammonia	11-12 1 2 3 4 5 - PS	8 DHS CW Hazardous Chemical	III	2672 7664-41-7	Toxic by all routes of exposure. Highly lung and eye irritant due to ammonia gas evolved; highly skin irritant; corrosive. Open and use in fume cupboard. Use eye and skin protection. Ammonia should not be mixed with halogens (F, Cl, Br,I) , it may explode. When mixed with solid iodine, a highly unstable nitrogen triiodide complex (touch powder) is formed. The deliberate making of 'touch powder' is a banned activity. Dilute ammonia solutions are commonly used in cleaning preparations (e.g. cloudy ammonia), are irritant to the lungs but only slightly toxic. Disposal: Waste solutions of this chemical may be disposed of down the sink (to sewer) with flushing to make solution pH: 8-10. Q-Stores 14 See ALKALIS, STRONG EXPLOSIVES and Appendix F

Other concentrations:

ammonia <2M* . . . solution <5%;ammonium hydroxide
ammonia >18M* . . . solution 35-50%;ammonium hydroxide
ammonia * . . . anhydrous; . . . liquefied gas; . . . gas; . . . solution >50%
ammonia 2-5M* . . . solution 5-10%;ammonium hydroxide

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