Title: Ch. 8.2.1
Course: Lab Safety > Section: Day 5

Adapted from Laboratory Safety by Hill and Finster, 2010 John Wiley and Sons

Q: Which are the best material for constructing a cabinet designed to hold corrosive?  (Select all that apply)
- Polyethylene
- Painted/sealed wood
- Metal
- Unpainted wood
A: Polyethylene; Painted/sealed wood

Q: What features must a well-constructed corrosive cabinet have? (Select all that apply)
- Sturdy shelves
- Locks
- Spill-containing shelves and bottom
- A door that can be removed easily
A: Sturdy shelves; Spill-containing shelves and bottom

Q: Which is true?
- Acids and bases can be stored in the same cabinet, but not on the same shelf
- Acid and bases can be stored together as long as the concentrations are less than 6M
- Acid and bases should not be stored together
- Acids and bases can be stored together, but only for periods of less than 1 month
A: Acid and bases should not be stored together

Q: Organic acids, such as acetic acid, should be stored
- With inorganic acids
- With flammable chemicals
- In a separate cabinet designed for organic acids
- Any old place is fine
A: With flammable chemicals

Q: Ammonium hydroxide (aqueous ammonia) should be stored with
- Strong bases such as NaOH and KOH
- Weak acids, since it is a week base
- Other weak bases, but not with strong bases
- Nonoxidizing acids
A: Strong bases such as NaOH and KOH

Q: Storage cabinets for flammables can be constructed from
- Only steel
- Steel or thick plywood
- Only thick plywood treated with fire-resistant paint
- Noncombustible polyethylene
A: Steel or thick plywood

Q: Storage cabinets for flammables
- Must be vented
- Must not be vented
- Can be vented or nonvented
- Must be vented with flame-arresting openings
A: Can be vented or nonvented