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Toxic gas from Aluminum Sulfate + Sodium Hydroxide?
In the chemistry lab at school today, my 16 yo daughter mixed Aluminum Sulfate and Sodium Hydorxide and apparently added in too much of the Sodium Hydroxide, creating a great deal of vapor, which my daughter inhaled. She was very dizzy and nauseated and felt a little weak, so she had to come home early from school. She still feels a bit dizzy and nauseated, 5 hours after the incident. I'm wondering if this necessitates taking her to the emergency room, making an appointment in the clinic tomorrow, or just having her rest and drink a lot of water to flush out her system. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It could have been excess NaOH being released when the acid and base mixed similar to if you mix vinegar and baking soda. Its very overwhelming in large doses.
They don't produce something that I am aware of thats harmful at all and usually it stays in an almost table salt form; i have dealt with both those many times in chemistry and I don't believe them to be emergency dangerous unless copious amounts are spilled on you,
Source(s): Multiple college chemistry classes - 5 years ago
Aluminum sulfate solution reacts with sodium hydroxide solution to form a solid aluminum hydroxide precipitate and a solution of sodium sulfate. Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 6NaOH(aq) ===> 2Al(OH)3(s) + 3Na2(SO4)(aq)
