Chemical Properties
Sodium hexafluorosilicate is a white crystalline solid.
Potential Exposure
Sodium hexafluorosilicate is as a rodenticide; as an intermediate in production of synthetic cyrolite; as an insecticide in delousing and in mothproofing of woolens.
Shipping
UN2674/Sodium fluorosilicate, Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials.
Incompatibilities
Reacts with acids to produce hydrogen fluoride, a highly corrosive and poisonous gas.
