Chemical Properties
Lithium chromate is a yellow crystalline powder.
General Description
Orange red to black brown crystalline powder. Denser than water.
Air & Water Reactions
Hygroscopic. Water soluble.
Reactivity Profile
LITHIUM DICHROMATE is an oxidizer. Can react with combustibles [USCG, 1999]. May decompose when heated giving off oxygen that further supports combustion [USCG, 1999].
Health Hazard
INHALATION: Corrosive to mucous membranes. SKIN: Causes dermatitis and slow-healing ulcers. EYES: Conjunctivitis and lacrimation. INGESTION: Violent gastroenteritis, peripheral vascular collapse, vertigo, muscle cramps, coma, hemorrhagic diathesis, fever, liver damage and renal failure.
Fire Hazard
Behavior in Fire: May decompose giving off oxygen with supports further combustion.
Potential Exposure
Used as a corrosion inhibitor, heat
transfer agent; and oxidizing agent in leather and metal finishing. Also used in photography, wood preservatives; batteries, safety matches, and cement
Shipping
UN3288 Toxic solids, inorganic, n.o.s., Hazard
Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical
Name Required.
Incompatibilities
Aqueous solution is caustic. A strong
oxidizer; strong reaction with reducing agents, combustibles, organic material, hydrazine, chromic acid; sulfur,
acids. Attacks plastics and aluminum
