Chemistry A-Level
fume cupboard
What fume cupboard means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of fume cupboard
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Working in one removes any hydrogen cyanide, and it is a named precaution paired with the release of toxic hydrogen cyanide gas as its reason.
Topics that use fume cupboard
- Aldehydes and ketones (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- achiral exceptions
- alkoxide intermediate
- charged intermediate protonated
- contrast with ketones
- equations using 2[H]
- Fehling's solution
- hydride and cyanide nucleophiles
- hydrogen cyanide released by acid
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