Chemical Safety Precautions

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What are the main routes of entry for chemicals into the human body?

  • Inhalation, ingestion, contact with eyes
  • Inhalation, absorption through eyes, ingestion
  • Inhalation, absorption through skin, ingestion (correct)
  • Ingestion, injection, absorption through skin

Which chemicals can cause destructive burns on the tissue by chemical action at the site of contact?

  • Hydrogen peroxide, chlorates, sodium hydroxide
  • Chromates, nitrates, picrates
  • Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, potassium hydroxide (correct)
  • Bromine, phenol, perchloric acid

Which chemicals decompose readily under certain conditions to yield oxygen?

  • Sodium hydroxide, bromine, phenol
  • Chlorates, chromates, nitrates
  • Hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, perchloric acid (correct)
  • Sulphuric acid, potassium hydroxide, picrates

Which type of substances readily catch fire and burn in air?

<p>Flammable substances (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can corrosive effect occur in case of inhalation or ingestion of corrosive substances?

<p>Respiratory tract for inhalation and gastrointestinal tract for ingestion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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