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ANTIMONY TRIFLUORIDE 27
Odor: Sharp, acrid.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical state at 15 “c and 1 am. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
228; Boiling Point at I atm.: 433, 223,496; Freezing Point: 163, 73, 346; Critical Temperature: Not
pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 3.14 at 20°C (solid); Vapor (Gas) Density:
Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of Vaporizm’on: Not
pertinent; Heat of Combustion: Not pertinent; Heat of Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Bu. Mines approved
respirator; chemical safety goggles; face shield; leather or rubber safety shoes; rubber apron; rubber
gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Inhalation of small amounts may cause only irritation of the
nose, throat, and air passages; large exposures result in severe air-passage irritation. Ingestion causes
vomiting, purging with bloody stools, slow pulse and low blood pressure; slow, shallow breathing;
coma and convulsions sometimes followed by death. Contact with eyes causes severe eye burns or at
least severe eye irritation. Contact of dry chemical with skin may result in deep chemical burns;
General Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: move victim at once to fresh air and keep him warm,
but not hot; call a physician immediately; nasal passages may be irrigated from a gently flowing hose.
INGESTION: induce vomiting by giving large quantities of warm salt water; have a physician see the
patient at once. SKIN: flush with large quantities of flowing water following by washing of skin
surfaces with soap and water; remove all contaminated clothing promptly; Toxicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): 0.5 mg/m3 (as antimony); Short-Term Exposure Limits: Data nat available;
Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2; oral rat LD,, 675 mg/kg; Late Toxicity:; Vapor (Gas) Irritant
Characteristics: Data nat available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data nat available; Odor
i%reshold Data nat available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point: Not flammable; Flammable Limits in Air (96): Not flammable; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Not pertinent; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Do not apply water
on adjacent fires; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic and irritating antimony oxide and
hydrogen chloride may form in fires; Behavior in Fire: No data; Ignition Tempemre: Not pertinent;
Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Not pertinent.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: Reacts vigorously to form a strong solution of
hydrochloric acid; Reactivity with Common Materials: Corrodes may metals in the presence of moisture
and flammable hydrogen gas may collect in confined spaces; Stability During Transport: Stable;
Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Large amounts of water followed by sodium bicarbonate
or soda ash solution; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
ANTIMONY “LUORIDE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: No common synonyms; Chemical Formula: SbF,.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as nomlly shipped): Solid; Color: White; Odor: None.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and 1 atm. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
178.75; Boiling Point at I atm.: Not pertinent; Freezing Point: 558, 292, 565; Critical Temperature:
Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 4.38 at 21°C (solid); Vapor (Gas)
Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: Not pertinent; Heat of Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Approved respirator;
rubber gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Resemble those of lead and arsenic poisoning. ACUTE
POISONING: irritation of the mouth, nose, stomach and intestines; vomiting, purging with bloody
stools; slow pulse and low blood pressure; slow, shallow breathing; coma and convulsions sometimes
followed by death from cardiac and respiratory exhaustion. CHRONIC POISONING: dryness of throat;
pain on swallowing; occasional vomiting and persistent nausea; susceptibility to fainting; diarrhea, loss
of appetite and weight; giddiness; dermatitis, either pustulating or ulcerative; anemia; General
Trement for Exposure: If any symptoms, however slight, are noticed, the affected individual should
be removed from contact with chemical and placed under the care of the physician who is versed in the
treatment necessary; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): 0.5 mg/m3; Short-Term Exposure
Limits: Not pertinent: Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 3; LD,, 50 to 500 mg/kg (guinea pig); Lute Toxicity: