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Table showing details for nitric acid*
Chemical
Category & User Codes
DG Class
DG PG
UN CAS No
Guidance notes
nitric acid*
 <11M (70%)
 >4M (24%)
  . . . concentrated (68%)
11-12
1
2
-
-
5
-
-
8

DHS

CW  

Hazardous Chemical 		II 2031
7697-37-2 		Highly toxic by all routes of exposure; lung-irritant vapour; forms explosive mixtures with alcohols and many other organic compounds; highly corrosive; skin irritant.
Use in a fume cupboard if practicable, otherwise use small quantities in a well-ventilated area.
Use eye and skin protection when splashes are possible. Oxidising acid, often used to react with copper to produce nitrogen dioxide(brown gas).

Disposal: Waste solutions of this chemical may be disposed of down the sink (to sewer), after making the solution pH: 8-10.

31

See also ACIDS, MINERAL,

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