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Search result for: potassium ferrocyanide*

Table showing details for potassium ferrocyanide*
Chemical
Category & User Codes
DG Class
DG PG
UN CAS No
Guidance notes
potassium ferrocyanide*
 potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)
 potassium ferrous cyanide
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1
2
-
-
5
-
-
NR

Not Hazardous   		-
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13943-58-3 		Slightly toxic if ingested; skin irritant.
Boiling with dilute acid releases extremely toxic hydrogen cyanide gas.

Note: Hydrogen cyanide is a banned chemical in DET Schools.

Heating with concentrated sulfuric acid yields highly toxic carbon monoxide gas, direct heating of the solid yields highly toxic cyanogen gas. Undertake these activities in a fume cupboard or well-ventilated areas.
Forms explosive mixtures with nitrite salts. Used to detect Fe3+ ions.

Disposal: Waste solutions of this chemical may be disposed of down the sink (to sewer).

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