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Corrosive symbol is used on the packaging and labels.
The symbol warns that the material is corrosive - that it will either eat through your skin (painful) or it will dissolve steel or aluminum.
hydrogen is corrosive and irritant
Hydrogen
Silicon is an element. Its symbol is Si.
A corrosive symbol means that the substance attacks and destroys living tissues, such as the eyes and the skin. Anyone handling a corrosive substance should wear protection, such as goggles and gloves.
Corrosive symbol is used on the packaging and labels.
Corrosive is the symbol used on bench acid.
The hazard symbol on a lorry transporting acids would likely be the Corrosive symbol, which is a pictogram of a hand and an object being eaten away, indicating the corrosive properties of the substance inside. This symbol warns of potential skin and eye damage if exposed to the acid.
Because if there were to be an accident and the contents were spilled the emergency services have to be able to respond appropriately. E.g. If a corrosive substance spilled they need to know what it is and that it is corrosive. If the symbol on the same truck was 'flammable' then the response wouldn't be appropriate and people would be trying to cope with a different sort of spillage.
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You might see a corrosive warning symbol in connection with the transportation, storage or use of acids or bases (caustics).
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Dilute acid may not be very hazardous. A concentrated acid should have the corrosive substance warning label. There are also poisonous acids such as Prussic acid, which even in dilute form should be marked with the skull and crossbones, to indicate poison.
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