Difference between revisions of "Arsenic trichloride"
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Latest revision as of 10:05, 30 April 2022
Description
A yellow, oily liquid that produces poisonous fumes. Arsenic trichloride was, at one time, used as an Insecticide on some ethnographic objects. (Goldberg, 1996).
Synonyms and Related Terms
butter of arsenic; fuming liquid arsenic; arsenic chloride; arsenious chloride; arsenous chloride; caustic arsenic chloride
Risks
Highly toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Carcinogen and mutagen. Strongly irritating to skin.
ThermoFisher: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in hydrochloric acid and most organic solvents. Decomposed by water.
| Composition | AsCl3 |
|---|---|
| CAS | 7784-34-1 |
| Melting Point | -18 C |
| Density | 2.163 g/ml |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 181.2 |
| Boiling Point | 130.5 C |
Resources and Citations
- L. Goldberg, A History Of Pest Control Measures In The Anthropology Collections, National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, JAIC (35):23-43, 1996
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 841