Reactivity Documentation
Reducing Agents, Strong |
mixed with |
Oxidizing Agents, Weak |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Oxidizing Agents, Weak
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
When combined, strong oxidizers and strong reducers will react with intensity, as shown in the examples below. However, we expect that reactions between weak oxidizers and strong reducers will be less intense than reactions with strong oxidizers. We strongly urge chemists to do small scale tests under appropriate conditions.
NaClO3 reacts exothermically with ammonium thiosulfate, releasing toxic CO2 and NOx gases (MCA Case History No. 2019, Case Histories of Accidents in the Chemical Industry, Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Washington).
Carbon can ignite or explode in contact with oxygen, metal oxides, peroxides, metal oxosalts, halogens, interhalogens, and other oxidants (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 125).