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The gas chlorine is a halogen with the chemical symbol Cl; chlorine was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.

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In what war was chlorine gas first used as a weapon?

Invented by French chemist Claude Berthollet, chlorine gas was first used as a weapon by the military during the first World War in 1914. Chlorine gas was first used as a disarming weapon, and later as a fatal poison.


Which poison gas was used first in war?

Chlorine


Is chlorine inert?

Chlorine is NOT an inert gas. "Inert" means unreactive. Chlorine is a very reactive and very poisonous gas. It was used as a weapon in the First World War; it was known as Mustard Gas.


Was tear gas used during the civil war?

no, chemical weapons such as gas were first used in WWI, starting with chlorine gas


Who was commonly thought to be the first to use gas?

Germany. They used Chlorine gas in the second battle of Ypres.


What year was the gas mask come out?

April 1915 was the first time chlorine gas was fired off and gas masks were used.


What is first thing you should do for a chlorine gas victim?

The first thing you should do for a chlorine gas victim is to remove him or her from where the chlorine gas is. Giving the patient first aid for inhaled chlorine does no good if the guy is still lying there breathing chlorine.


What gas is yellow and is poison?

Chlorine gas has a yellowish-green appearance. As relates to warfare and WW1 chlorine gas was first used by the Germans against French troops in the second battle of Ypes, 1914.


What are 3 facts about the 2nd battle of Ypres?

chlorine gas was used for one of the first times!


What is the immediate concern of chlorine exposure is the effects on?

Chlorine is a toxic gas, can be used as a lethal gas in the war.


The immediate concern of chlorine exposure is the effects on what?

Chlorine is a toxic gas, can be used as a lethal gas in the war.


What is a greenish yellow gas used as bleach and water disinfectant?

This is Chlorine (Cl2) present in neutral bleach (NaCl2OH)