Lab 6.
Safety.
Besides the regular safety rules, in this experiment you
should be aware of the following:
- laser
hazard; ware proper LASER SAFETY GOGGLES
when you laser is running; for a low power nitrogen laser
we use, regular plastic safety goggles should be
sufficient
- Ru(bpy)32+ is not considered toxic
or harmful, certain precautions should be still followed;
check its MSDS
- the ionic compounds you will use for quenching: FeCl24H2O - toxic,
irritant, possible mutagen; FeCl36H2O- toxic, K3Fe(CN)6
and K4Fe(CN)6
- are both moderatly harmful
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