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Substance profile

Calcium carbide

Calcium carbide is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 75-20-7 Danger

01 · Identification

What Calcium carbide is

Calcium carbide is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

CAS number75-20-7
EC number200-848-3
Index number006-004-00-9

02 · GHS classification

Hazards and label elements

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

GHS02 Flame pictogram Flame
Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements assigned to Calcium carbide
CodeHazard statement
H260 In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously.

Precautionary statements: P210, P231, P370, P501

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