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Table showing details for phosphorus trioxide*
Chemical
Category & User Codes
DG Class
DG PG
UN CAS No
Guidance notes
phosphorus trioxide*
 
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DET  

Hazardous Chemical 		III -
2578 		Toxic by ingestion, highly corrosive.
Flammable solid ? especially when impure: becomes red with age due to coating of red phosphorus.
Its chemical reactions are violent with a range of materials.
Reaction with hot water produces red phosphorus, phosphine gas and phosphoric acid.

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