Thursday, August 19, 2010

Ammonia Solution

Element Ammonia is very alkaline in nature and also reacts corrosively with all body tissues.Lets try to learn the basic properties of ammonia like the appearance, specific gravity ph of ammonia and melting point solution and its effects.
Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid.
Odor: Intense, pungent, sufficating odor.
Solubility: Complete (100%)
Specific Gravity: ca. 0.90 @ 25C/25C
pH: 11.6 (1.0N)
% Volatiles by volume @ 21C (70F):
100
Boiling Point: No information found.
Melting Point: - 77C (-107F)
Vapor Density (Air=1):
0.59 (ammonia gas)

The health effects of ammonia solution are given below:
Inhalation:
Ammonia is Corrosive in nature. Extremely destructive to tissues of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.
Ingestion:
Swallowing ammonia can cause severe burns of the mouth, and stomach, leading to death.
Skin Contact:
It is very corrosives may produce pain, redness, severe irritation or full thickness burns. May be absorbed through the skin with possible systemic effects.
Eye Contact:
Can cause blurred vision, redness, pain, severe tissue burns and eye damage.
Chronic Exposure:
Prolonged or repeated skin exposure may cause dermatitis. Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause eye, liver, kidney, or lung damage.

No comments:

Post a Comment