COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.If a large amount of a caustic chemical spills on your clothes, or if your clothing
catches on fire, you need to use the: - ANSWERS✔-Safety Shower
\.Determine when you should remove your goggles in the lab room. - ANSWERS✔-
When everyone in the room is done handling any chemicals or glassware
\.To handle a hot glass beaker, it is best to use _____.
If you burn yourself, immediately rinse the area with _____.
Acids and bases, such as NaOH and HCl, are strong and can cause burns. In case of
contact with your skin, rinse immediately with _____. - ANSWERS✔-tongs, water,
water.
\.What should be done if a chemical gets in one of your eyes? Select any
applicable answer. - ANSWERS✔-Use the eyewash station, being careful not to rub
your eye. Use a flexible hose on a faucet to rinse your eye, being careful not to rub
your eye.
,\.What precautions should you take with long hair? - ANSWERS✔-Long hair must
be secured with a rubber band, barette, or headband.
\.How do you dispose of broken glassware, such as a broken test tube or beaker
that contains a chemical residue? - ANSWERS✔-Place in the red can labeled "glass
only".
\.All chemical waste in the lab is disposed of in an appropriate waste jar located in
the _____.
Before you pour chemical waste into a waste jar, you must first read the _____.
How will you dispose of non-toxic waste? - ANSWERS✔-fume hood, label, trash.
\.What should you do with chemical waste when the waste jar in the hood is filled
to the bottom of the neck? - ANSWERS✔-Ask the stock room personnel to bring
another waste jar.
\.The lid on a waste jar should never be tight, and a waste jar should not be filled
past the bottom of the neck. Why not? - ANSWERS✔-To ensure that the waste can
be easily accessed, and that there is ample room for the waste and its vapors.
\.Are shorts allowed in the lab? - ANSWERS✔-No, only long pants are allowed.
, \.What do you do if a strong acid is spilled on a counter or in the fume hood? -
ANSWERS✔-Notify the TA, or Use sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid and
notify the TA.
\.What precautions should you take if you boil or heat a solution? - ANSWERS✔-
You should never leave the solution unattended.
As long as you watch the solution closely, you can work on other parts of the
experiment.
When boiling a solution, you should use boiling chips to prevent splattering.
You should always wear eye protection and secure long hair.
You should make sure the beaker or flask rests securely on the ring stand or hot
plate.
\.To activate the safety shower, pull down on the _____. - ANSWERS✔-handle
\.To activate the eyewash, push the _____ towards the wall. - ANSWERS✔-lever
\.1 km - ANSWERS✔-1000 m (23)
\.1 m - ANSWERS✔-100 cm (e2)