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Chromium chlordie
Mu Beta Started conversation Jul 1, 2005
I seem to remember it's a bit more than 'irritant'. 'Downright dangerous' was how my lab technician described it to me when I vocalised my intention of flame-testing it.
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Chromium chloride
BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted Jul 1, 2005
Well, here is what the MSDS says about it (obviously by flame-testing it) you stand a chance of inhaling it but - realistically - how much would one inhale?
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/CH/chromium_II_chloride.html
Chromium chloride
BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted Jul 1, 2005
Oops 
gave the data for the wrong oxidation state; but the same principle applies:
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/CH/chromium_III_chloride_hexahydrate.html
Chromium chloride
Mu Beta Posted Jul 2, 2005
Actually, perhaps I was thinking of vanadium chloride
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Chromium chloride
BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted Jul 2, 2005
Can't really see why you would particularly want to do a flame test on vanadium salts. Vanadium is usually of interest due to its redox chemistry.
Chromium chloride
Mu Beta Posted Jul 2, 2005
Oh, I can't remember. I'm a material scientist - my main interest in transition metals is how much of them I can drop into molten steel.
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Chromium chlordie
- 1: Mu Beta (Jul 1, 2005)
- 2: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (Jul 1, 2005)
- 3: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (Jul 1, 2005)
- 4: Mu Beta (Jul 2, 2005)
- 5: clzoomer- a bit woobly (Jul 2, 2005)
- 6: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (Jul 2, 2005)
- 7: Mu Beta (Jul 2, 2005)
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