Uranium Bromide UB4 SDS
1. CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
IBI Labs
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- Uranium tetrabromide
Formula UBr4
Structure
Description Brown hygroscopic crystals
2. REGISTRY NUMBERS AND INVENTORIES
CAS: 13470-20-7
NIH PubChem CID: 83507
EC (EINECS/ELINCS): 236-734-5
UN (DOT): 2909
Beilstein/Gmelin: 26517 (G)
Canada DSL/NDSL: NDSL
US TSCA: Listed
3. PROPERTIES
Formula: Br4U
Formula Mass: 557.64
Melting Point: °C493.85
Boiling Point: °C762
Vapor Pressure: mmHg33.15 (595.9 C)
Density: 4.838 g/cm3 (21 C)
Heat of Fusion: 28.30 kJ/mol
Heat of Vaporization: N/A
4. HAZARDS AND PROTECTION
- Storage: Keep in a cool, dry, dark location in a tightly sealed container or cylinder. Keep away from incompatible materials, ignition sources and untrained individuals. Secure and label area. Protect containers/cylinders from physical damage.
- Handling: All chemicals should be considered hazardous. Avoid direct physical contact. Use appropriate, approved safety equipment. Untrained individuals should not handle this chemical or its container. Handling should occur in a chemical fume hood.
- Protection: Wear appropriate protective gloves, clothing, and goggles.
- Respirators: Wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
- Small Spills/Leaks: Do not touch damaged packages or spilled material. Cover liquid spill with sand, earth or other noncombustible absorbent material. Cover powder spill with plastic sheet or tarp to minimize spreading. Contact radiation safety officer.
- Stability: Stability: No Data.
5. FIRE
Firefighting: Presence of radioactive material will not influence the fire control processes and should not influence selection of techniques.
- Small Fires: Dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray or regular foam.
- Large Fires: Water spray, fog (flooding amounts).
Fire Potential: May burn but does not ignite readily.
6. HEALTH
Health Exposure Effects
- Ingestion, Skin & Eyes
See Inhalation
- Inhalation
Minimal risk if packaging remains intact. Package damage can result in a measurable release of radiation but the risk is still low.
First Aid
- Ingestion
Medical problems take priority over radiological concerns. Use first aid treatment according to the nature of the injury. Do not delay care and transport of a seriously injured person.
- Inhalation
Apply artificial respiration if victim is not breathing. Administer oxygen if breathing is difficult. See Ingestion.
- Skin
Immediately flush with running water for at least 20 minutes. See Ingestion.
- Eyes
Immediately flush with running water for at least 20 minutes. See Ingestion.
7. TRANSPORTATION
UN Number 2909
Response Guide 161
Hazard Class 7
USCG CHRIS Code RAD
8. OTHER INFORMATION
IBI Labs assumes that recipients of this material have developed internal safety procedures, which guard against accidental exposure to radioactive and toxic materials, contamination of the laboratory environment, or criticality. IBI Labs further expects that personnel who handle radioactive materials have been thoroughly trained in the safety procedures developed by and for their Laboratory. The information and recommendations set forth herein are presented in good faith and believed to be correct as of the revision date. However, recipients of this material should use this information only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and should make independent judgment of the suitability and accuracy of this information. This statement is not intended to provide comprehensive instruction in developing an appropriate safety program and does not include all regulatory guidelines. This information is furnished without warranty, and any use of the product not in conformance with this Safety Data Sheet, or in combination with any other product or process, is the responsibility of the user.
Creation Date: April 18, 2016 Revision Date: January 5, 2021