Polyacrylamide
9003-05-8
InChIKey=HRPVXLWXLXDGHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
71.07790
71.03710
201-173-7
Polymer
43.09000
0.35800
Acrylamide appears as white crystalline solid shipped either as a solid or in solution. A confirmed carcinogen. Toxic by skin absorption. Less dense than water and soluble in water. May be toxic by ingestion. Used for sewage and waste treatment, to make dyes, adhesives. The solid is stable at room temperature, but upon melting may violently polymerize. Toxic, irritating to skin, eyes, etc.
1.3 g/cm3
246 °C
347-572°F (Decomposes)
>230 °F
n20/D 1.452
H2O: soluble
Refrigerator
Vapour pressure, Pa at 25°C: 0.9
Relative vapour density (air = 1): 2.45
LD50 oral in rabbit: 11250mg/kg
Combustible Solid (may also be dissolved in flammable liquids).
A VIOLENT EXPLOSION OCCURRED DURING COMMON LAB PROCEDURE OF DISSOLVING ELECTROPHORESIS POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS WITH H2O2, IN ORDER TO MEASURE RADIOACTIVE SPECIES BY SCINTILLATION COUNTING.
Odorless