Agent Name | Ammonium molybdate (VI) |
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CAS Number | 12027-67-7 |
Formula | Mo7-O24.6H4-N |
Major Category | Metals |
Synonyms | Ammonium heptamolybdate; Ammonium heptamolybdate ((NH4)6Mo7O24); Ammonium molybdate; Ammonium molybdate ((NH4)6(Mo7O24)); Ammonium molybdate(VI) ((NH4)6Mo7O24); Ammonium paramolybdate; Ammonium paramolybdate ((NH4)6Mo7O24); Hexammonium heptamolybdat; Hexammonium tetracosaoxoheptamolybdate; Molybdate (Mo7O24), hexaammonium; Molybdic acid (H6Mo7O24), hexaammonium salt; PM 20; [ChemIDplus] |
Category | Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
Description | Tetrahydrate: Colorless, slightly greenish, or yellowish solid; [Merck Index] Colorless, white, yellow, or green crystalline powder; Soluble in water; [MSDSonline] |
Sources/Uses | Used in photography, ceramics, and fertilizers; Also used for detecting and determining phosphates, arsenates, and lead; as reagent for alkaloids; as a catalyst for dehydrogenation and desulfurization in petroleum and coal technology; for the production of molybdenum metal; as a source of molybdate ions; and as a chemical intermediate for molybdenum pigments and catalysts; [HSDB] |
Comments | Emergency treatment: "Molybdenum"; [HSDB] An eye, nose, and throat irritant; [CAMEO] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Molybdenum." |
Exposure Assessment | |
TLV (ACGIH) | 0.5 mg/m3, as Mo, respirable fraction |
PEL (OSHA) | 5 mg/m3, as Mo |
IDLH (NIOSH) | 1000 mg/m3, as Mo |
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