Re: Electroplating

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Electroplating
• From: Steve Rodway <Legion-at-legion-elec.demon.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 17:11:37 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:

>   What are the symptoms of exposure to nickel-carbonyl? Not that I want
> to find out first hand.

    From the Merck index, 12th edition

Nickel carbonyl.
Nickel tetracarbonyl

C4NiO4  mol wt. 170.74
Proprties:
Colourless volatile liquid. POISONOUS! Oxidizes in the air. explodes at
about 60C density 1.318 bp 43C mp -19.3C critical temperature about 200C
critical pressure 30atm. sol in about 5000 parts water. sol in
alchol,benzene,chloroform,acetone,carbon tetrachloride.
Toxicity:
LD50 in rats 39mg/Kg
Caution:
    Potential symptoms of overexposure are sensetization dermatitis,
allergic asthma and pneumonitis
Use:
    In organic synthesis, production of high purity nickle powder and
coatings on steel and other metals.

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