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• Dioxane
  Dioxane should be stored in closed bottles, with a reducing agent to prevent the formation of peroxides. Dioxane is safe to keep without anti ...ipitate in the ether, it's possible to neutralize the dissolved peroxides. Reducing agents, like [[Iron(II) sulfate|ferrous sulfate]], [[sodium bisulfite]] or
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• Bromine
  ...paration using a [[separatory funnel]] or [[pipette]], and drying using an agent such as concentrated sulfuric acid. Rather than try to shake the separatory ...rs have on lung tissue, and to the violent reaction bromine undergoes with reducing agents (especially aluminium), bromine is seen by many who have made it as
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• Aluminium
  ...dding molten [[gallium]] metal. With the layer removed, aluminium's strong reducing properties become apparent. ...not be stored in aluminium containers, as aluminium will act as a reducing agent, especially if they're hygroscopic.
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• Calcium
  As a reducing agent, it suffers some of the stigma and restrictions sodium does because it can [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Ammonia
  ...the non-ionic hydrate predominating. It is also a mild [[reducer|reducing agent]], and is a common precursor to organic and inorganic amines, as well as ot
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• Arsenic
  ...metal) in nitric acid, leaving behind a residue of arsenic(III) oxide and reducing this to the element. ...or arsenic oxides from escaping, and one should probably add some reducing agent such as carbon as well to prevent the arsenic vapor reacting with the air i
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• Ascorbic acid
  ...pharmacies. In the field of chemistry, it is used as a [[reducer|reducing agent]], such as in the precipitation of elemental [[copper]] from a solution of [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Cerium
  ...w, orange, or red coloration. [[Cerium(IV) sulfate]] is a strong oxidizing agent which can oxidize [[hydrogen peroxide]] to [[oxygen]] and [[water]]. [[Ceri Cerium can be prepared by reducing its oxide with [[lithium]] or [[calcium]], but this is impractical compared
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• Copper oxychloride
  ...eal-world applications as a fungicide and also as a blue or green coloring agent in pyrotechnics, while also being used in niche applications as a catalyst ...followed by prolonged heating in a similar manner to [[Fehlig's test]] for reducing sugars.
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• Dysprosium
  Metallic dysprosium can be prepared by reducing dysprosium halides with [[calcium]] or [[lithium]]. However, it is far more ...ore it for very long periods of time. Water, acids, and any metal cleaning agent will tarnish dysprosium.
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• Formic acid
  ...xplosion from pressure buildup in a sealed container. Adding a dehydrating agent will also generate large amounts of carbon monoxide, a deadly gas that is i [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Gallium
  Gallium(I) oxide is a strong reducing agent, capable of reducing [[sulfuric acid]] to [[hydrogen sulfide]]. Gallium can be prepared by reducing its halides.
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• Germanium
  Elemental germanium can be prepared by reducing [[germanium dioxide]] (germania) with [[hydrogen]]. ...um is less reactive than silicon, so carbon can also be used as a reducing agent.
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• Lithium
  ...phoric and caustic). Molten lithium is probably the most powerful reducing agent known, and will explode on contact with almost anything non-metallic, inclu ...the lungs, leading to pulmonary edema. [[Acetic acid]] a good neutralizing agent.
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• Lithium aluminium hydride
  ...with the chemical formula '''LiAlH₄'''. It is a strong reducing agent used in organic chemistry. LAH is a strong reducing agent, it will convert esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, and k
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• Magnesium
  ...'' and atomic number 12. It is one of the most powerful [[reducer|reducing agent]]s available to the amateur chemist, even more so than [[zinc]]. However, i Magnesium is an extremely powerful reducing agent, though it is relatively stable in air due to the formation of a partial pa
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• Potassium iodide
  ...[phosphoric acid]], which is both non-volatile and exceptionally gentle to reducing agents.
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• Potassium perchlorate
  ...e must be stored away from any strong mineral acid as well as any reducing agent, in sealed bottles. As it is not hygroscopic, it does not require dry envir Potassium perchlorate can be neutralized by reacting it with a reducing agent. This, however, only can be done at elevated temperatures.
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• Proper disposal of chemicals
  | style="text-align:center;"| Reducing agent capable of safely neutralizing chlorine | style="text-align:center;"| Oxidation/incineration, reducing, photolysis
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• Potassium dichromate
  ...s a bright orange crystalline solid. It is commonly used as an [[oxidizing agent]], especially in organic chemistry. ...aining [[chromium]] in the +6 oxidation state. It may react violently with reducing agents, such as finely divided metals, making it a viable ingredient in [[f
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• Potassium permanganate
  A mild reducing agent can also be used. ...anganese dioxide, potassium hydroxide and potassium chlorate (as oxidising agent).]
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• Potassium chlorate
  ...', and is the potassium salt of [[chloric acid]]. It is a strong oxidizing agent. Potassium chlorate can be neutralized with a reducing agent, such as [[sodium metabisulfite]], [[sodium bisulfite]], [[sodium sulfite]]
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• Potassium nitrate
  ...urification. It's easy to determine if the saltpeter source has anticaking agent, as when the solution gets more concentrated solution, it will darken, turn While generally quite stable, it is an oxidizing agent, so mixtures with reducing agents like [[sucrose]], red [[phosphorus]], [[sulfur]], [[magnesium]] or [
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• Sulfuric acid
  ...and [[sulfur]] to [[carbon dioxide]] and [[sulfur dioxide]], respectively, reducing sulfuric acid into sulfur dioxide and water in the process. ...useful for producing large amounts of sulfur dioxide for use as a reducing agent if water is continually removed. Heat accelerates this process.
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• Thulium
  Thulium metal is a reducing agent and is reactive towards acids and oxidizers. Most ionic thulium compounds a [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Holmium
  Holmium is a strong reducing agent and will readily react with weak oxidizers. It burns in air with a [https:/ Holmium can be obtained by reducing holmium salts, like holmium(III) chloride, with [[calcium]] metal in a ther
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• Zinc
  ...tate +2 in solution and may be readily plated out of solution, despite its reducing tendencies. Its compounds are colorless due to the zinc ion's [Ar] 3d<sup>1 Zinc metal can be made by reducing [[zinc oxide]] with carbon in a furnace.
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• Yttrium
  ...ell as [[scandium]], as a rare earth metal. Yttrium is a powerful reducing agent, but is not a necessary addition to the amateur chemistry lab when cheaper
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• Sodium perchlorate
  ...werful oxidizer. It should be kept away from organic substances and strong reducing agents. Unlike chlorates, perchlorate mixtures with [[sulfur]] are relative ...e drain or dumped into environment. It must be neutralized with a reducing agent to NaCl first.
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• Hydrogen peroxide
  ...rful and versatile [[Oxidizing agent|oxidizer,]] but can act as a reducing agent in some circumstances. It also acts as a very weak acid (pK_a = 1
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• Hexamine
  ...s slowly, without producing smoke or melting. It is an effective reducing agent in energetic mixtures.
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• Hydrogen sulfide
  Hydrogen sulfide is a [[reducer|reducing agent]], so finds several uses, but use is often limited due to its extremely str ...ead into a cold solution containing a base to neutralize a quantity of it, reducing both the smell and chance of injury.
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• Iodine
  ...ub>^-) ion. If reacted while in water with a sufficient reducing agent, such as [[phosphorus]] or [[hydrogen sulfide]], iodine is converted to hyd ...(I^-) solution to form [[hydroiodic acid]], adding an oxidizing agent like [[hydrogen peroxide]] to precipitate insoluble iodine, and purifying b
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• Iron(III) sulfate
  ...h a hot solution of [[Iron(II) sulfate|ferrous sulfate]], and an oxidizing agent, such as [[hydrogen peroxide]]. n.b. Hydrogen peroxide is also a reducing agent and will reduce Iron(III) to to Iron(II).
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• Jones oxidation
  ...c chemistry, making use of ethanol or another alcohol solely as a reducing agent for hexavalent chromium.
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• Samarium
  ...]s, but it is notable for the presence of a blood-red samarium (II) ion in reducing conditions. ...he existence of a dipositive ion, samarium(II), which is a strong reducing agent, as the tripositive ion is more stable. Its most common form, [[samarium(II
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• Sodium
  ...lvents hinders effective production. For propylene carbonate, a complexing agent such as anhydrous AlCl₃ or anhydrous FeCl₃ can be use Metallic sodium can be obtained by reducing sodium hydroxide with [[magnesium]] metal, in a thermite like reaction. Bec
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• Safe handling and storage of chemicals
  *Do not store metals or other reducing chemicals in the same cabinet. ...commended that the bottle should be stored in a container with a scrubbing agent, like a thiosulfate salt, inside the storage cabinet.
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• Silver
  ...h more reactive metal, to a solution of silver nitrate or another reducing agent. Silver can be obtained by reducing its salt with a reducing agent, such as ascorbic acid. Silver metal precipitates as a very fine powder, wh
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• Sodium metabisulfite
  ...rosulfite''' is an inorganic compound, used as a preservative and reducing agent. Its chemical formula is '''Na₂S₂O₅'''. Sodium metabisulfite itself can be used as a reducing agent as well as the sulfur dioxide it produces. Perhaps the most famous example
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• Silicon
  ...r method to sustain the reaction is through the addition of an [[Oxidizing agent|oxidizer]] (e.g. [[sodium nitrate]]<ref>As tested by No Tears Only Dreams N [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Silver nitrate
  ...nitrate can be reduced to elemental silver, in the presence of a reducing agent, such as [[ascorbic acid]]. ...a cabinet, as it is sensitive to light. Avoid storing it close to volatile reducing agents.
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• Sodium chlorate
  It is a strong oxidizing agent, easily supplying oxygen to combustibles. It decomposes above 300 °C yield ...bolic pathway]. In addition, this enzyme is directly denatured by chlorate reducing its activity.
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• Citric acid
  ...use as a preservative for fruits, it often serves as a [[reducer|reducing agent]], similar to [[ascorbic acid]], both in nature and some syntheses. ...ene triperoxide diamine|HMTD]]. Some drug users use citric acid as cutting agent.
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• Chlorobutanol
  ...dative and hypnotic in mild doses, as well as an antibacterial/anti-fungal agent in low concentrations in solution. It also appears to be a powerful local a Chlorobutanol can be reduced with a reducing agent to butanol and burned.
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• Chromium
  ...further oxidation. [[Nitric acid]] can enhance this passivation layer, but reducing agents tend to destroy it. ...m must be reduced to Cr(III) before disposal. This is done with a reducing agent, sulfites of metabisulfites should do the trick.
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• Chlorine oxoanions
  ...ons. They are all oxidizing, but their stability varies, and some may have reducing tendencies. The four types of chlorine oxoanions are hypochlorites, chlorit ...with the loss of oxygen, in the presence of intense heat and or a reducing agent.
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• Copper
  Copper(I) compounds are generally insoluble in water and highly reducing. Most of them are white, though [[copper(I) chloride]] may vary in color du Copper powder can be made by reducing a copper salt, such as copper sulfate with iron. If impure iron, such as st
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• Hydrobromic acid
  ...ilar to [[hydrochloric acid]]. It's, however, a somewhat stronger reducing agent. [[Category:Reducing agents]]
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• Hydroiodic acid
  ...g acid and a highly potent reducing agent. It is also used as a iodinating agent. Like many strong reducing agents, hydroiodic acid is a controlled substance in many countries, becaus
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