Practicing Safety in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Safety Quiz Name: ______________________________

Section: _________ Date: _____________

1. Describe the steps to be taken in the event of 30mL of ethanol in a 50mL beaker ignites in the

laboratory.

2. Identify two important reasons for notifying the laboratory instructor of any incidents that occur

in the laboratory.

3. Why is unauthorized experimenting by a student in the laboratory not allowed?

4. Describe the steps to be taken in the laboratory if a large bottle of acetone (noncorrosive,

nontoxic, highly volatile, water-soluble, flammable solvent) is broken and spilled.

5. According to the information in the MSDS (Figure 2), which hazardous category (health, fire, or

reactivity) is of greatest concern for 1-propanol?

6. What is the first action to be taken in the event a person spills some reagent on himself or

herself? What is the second action to be taken?

7. Identify three precautions to be taken before beginning the distillation of an organic liquid.