Essay
Give reasons for the following safety rules.
(a) Contact lenses should not be worn in the laboratory.
(b) A chemical spill on the skin should be washed off with water, not with solvent.
(c) Solvents are not to be poured down the sink.
(d) Water should not be used to extinguish laboratory fires.
(e) To dilute concentrated sulfuric acid, we pour it onto ice instead of simply mixing it with water.
(f) Broken glassware should be picked up immediately and put in the designated container.
(g) Closed-toe shoes should be worn to laboratory.
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