A wide variety of chemicals react dangerously when mixed with
certain other materials. Some of
the more widely-used incompatible chemicals are given below, but the
absence of a chemical from this list should not be taken to
indicate that it is safe to mix it with any other chemical!
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Last updated July 31, 2009.
chromic acid,
ethylene glycol,
nitric acid,
hydroxyl compounds,
perchloric acid,
peroxides, permanganates
concentrated sulphuric and nitric acid mixtures
water,
chlorinated hydrocarbons,
carbon dioxide,
halogens, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids
chlorinated hydrocarbons, halogens,
carbon dioxide, organic acids.
acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrites,
sulphur, finely divided
organic combustible materials
aniline:
reducing agents
acids
calcium hypochlorite,
oxidizing agents
ammonium salts, acids, metal powders,
sulphur, finely divided organic or combustible
materials
acetic acid,
naphthalene,
camphor,
glycerin,
turpentine,
alcohols, flammable liquids in general
see
bromine
acids, organic or inorganic
acids
ammonium nitrate,
chromic acid,
hydrogen peroxide,
nitric acid,
sodium peroxide, halogens
fluorine, chlorine, bromine, chromic acid, sodium peroxide
nitric acid, alkali
aqueous or anhydrous ammonia
copper, chromium, iron, most metals or their salts, alcohols, acetone, organic
materials, aniline, nitromethane, flammable liquids, oxidizing gases
fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases
acids, activated carbon
acetylene, ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen
acetylene,
fulminic acid, ammonia
sulphuric acid
acetic acid, aniline, chromic acid, hydrocyanic acid,
hydrogen sulphide, flammable liquids, flammable gases
acetic anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, ethanol, paper, wood
acids, avoid friction or shock
air, alkalies, reducing agents,
oxygen
carbon tetrachloride,
carbon dioxide,
water,
alcohols, acids
acids
acids
glycerin, ethylene glycol, benzaldehyde, sulphuric acid
reducing agents
acetylene,
oxalic acid,
tartaric acid, ammonium compounds,
fulminic acid
carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water
ammonium salts
ammonium salts
ethanol,
methanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride,
benzaldehyde,
carbon
disulfide,
glycerin,
ethylene glycol,
ethyl acetate,
methyl acetate, furfural
acids
potassium chlorate,
potassium perchlorate,
potassium permanganate
(or compounds with similar light metals, such as
sodium,
lithium, etc.)
reducing agents