| [Fire Fighting] Extinguish fire using agent suitable for type of surrounding fire. (Material itself does not burn or burns with difficulty.) Cool all affected containers with flooding quantities of water. Do not use water on material itself. Apply water from as far a distance as possible. | |
| [Fire Potential] Noncombustible liquiduefied gas. | |
| [Ingestion] Seek medical assistance. | |
| [Inhalation] Remove to fresh air; apply artificial respiration if breathing has stopped; call physician. | |
| [Skin] Treat for frostbite; soak in lukewarm water. | |
| [Eyes] Treat for frostbite burns caused by liquid. | |
| [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. | |
| [Inhalation] Hyperventilation may develop. Vapors may cause dizziness or asphyxiation without warning. | |
| [Skin] Dermal exposure may cause frostbite injury. Severe tissue burns have been reported. | |
| [Eyes] Decreases in night vision, visual acuity, and visual fields (tunnel vision) may occur. Frothy mucous may be seen. | |
| [Ingestion] Nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal hemorrhage may develop. | |
| [Hazards] Containers may explode when heated. | |
| [UN (DOT)] 1977 | |
| [Personal Protection] Wear appropriate protective gloves, clothing and goggles. Always wear thermal protective clothing when handling refrigerated/cryogenic liquids. | |
| [Respirators] Filter cartridge respirators are inadequate. | |
| [Exposure Effects] Rapid breathing and rapid heart rate are common. In severe cases abnormally low blood pressure, apnea, and cardiac arrest develop. Various disturbances including headache, dizziness, mood disturbances, numbness of the extremities, sleepiness, mental confusion, poor judgement and coordination, and memory loss may occur. Prolonged or severe hypoxia results in unconsciousness. Prolonged asphyxia may produce CNS injury. Hemiparesis has been reported with volatile substance abuse. Cerebral edema with brainstem herniation may occur. Seizures have been reported following intentional inhalation. | |
| [Poison Class] - | |
| [Appearance] Colorless odorless, cryogenic liquid. Very cold. | |
| [Solubility in water] Insoluble | |
| [Melting Point] -214.4 | |
| [Boiling Point] -195.86 | |
| [Vapor Pressure] 2710 (-183 C) | |
| [Density] 0.807 g/cm3 (20 C) | |
| [Partition Coefficient] .67 | |
| [Heat Of Vaporization] 5.57 kJ/mol | |
| [Usage] In manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, nitrates, cyanides, etc & explosives, in filling high temperature thermometers, incandescent bulbs, to form an inert atmosphere for preservation of materials for use in dry boxes or glove bags, pharmaceutic aid (air displacement), liq: in food freezing processes & in laboratory as a coolant. | |
| [Vapor Density] .97 | |
| [Odor threshold] Odorless | |
| [Product Name] Nitrogen | |
| [Synonyms] IMO Gas Code | |
| [CAS] "CASEN_7727-37-9.htm">7727-37-9 | |
| [Formula] N2 | |
| [Molecular Weight] 28.01 | |
| [EINECS] 231-783-9 | |
| [RTECS] QW9700000 | |
| [RTECS Class] Other | |
| [Merck] 12,6698 | |
| [Beilstein/Gmelin] 150 (G) | |
| [Small spills/leaks] Attempt to stop leak if without undue personnel hazard. Do not use water on material itself. | |
| [Stability] Incombustible and unreactive. | |
| [Incompatibilities] Reacts violently in mixture with magnesium powder when a fuse is lit. | |
| [UN Number] 1977 | |
| [Hazard Class] 2.2 |
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