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Many cleaning agents and industrial reagents contain chlorine. It is ubiquitous in Swimming Pools, spas as well as municipal water supplies as a sanitizer.
Chlorine is a powerful oxidant. It destroys organic (and many inorganic) compounds (ie. stains) with ease. That is why it's in bleach, to destroy unwanted compounds, be they salmonella bacterium or the ink stains on your lab coat.
It is extremely deadly in its lime green gaseous form. Etymology of the word chlorine is from the Greek khlôros, meaning "pale green". It was used to kill scores during WWI as a component of "mustard gas".
Some of the chemical/physical properties of chlorine include:
- Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature.
- Chlorine has a pungent, irritating odor similar to bleach that is detectable at concentrations as low as 500ppb.
- The density of chlorine gas is approximately 2.5 times greater than air, which will cause it to initially remain near the ground in areas with little air movement.
- Chlorine is not flammable, but may react explosively or form explosive compounds with many common substances (including hydrochloric acid, acetylene, ether, turpentine, ammonia, natural gas, hydrogen, and finely divided metals).
- Chlorine is slightly water soluble, and reacts with moisture to form hypochlorous acid (HClO) and hydrochloric acid (HCl).
- Chlorine is commonly pressurized and cooled for storage and shipment as an amber-colored liquid.
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Is chlorine found in any common materials?
Bleach contains Chlorine, generally.
How much chlorine is in bleach?
Liquid household bleach will contain anywhere between 3 and 10 percent chlorine. The powdered form of bleach typically contains 40 percent.
Is chlorine used in bleach?
in chlorine bleach it is.
Does chlorine bleach contains tartaric acid?
No. Its just sodium hypochlorite in solution - which is a strong oxidiser.
Why is bleach dangerous?
mainly because it contains chlorine and other toxic chemicals. That can kill you instantly if you are not careful.
What are similarities between chlorine and bleach?
Bleach that you use with laundry typically contains chlorine in the form of sodium hypochlorite.
Is chlorine found in any common materials?
Bleach contains Chlorine, generally.
How much chlorine is in bleach?
Liquid household bleach will contain anywhere between 3 and 10 percent chlorine. The powdered form of bleach typically contains 40 percent.
Is chlorine used in bleach?
in chlorine bleach it is.
What can chlorine do?
Chlorine can make your pools be better because if you put chlorine in a pool it will make any diseases that people have not be able to be passed aroundin the water. Or if you look on your bleach bottle you will see it contains chlorine in it. But never mix bleach with vinegar because it will mix chlorine gas
Does chlorine bleach contains tartaric acid?
No. Its just sodium hypochlorite in solution - which is a strong oxidiser.
Why is bleach dangerous?
mainly because it contains chlorine and other toxic chemicals. That can kill you instantly if you are not careful.
Is chlorine bleach a mixture or a pure substance?
Chlorine bleach is a mixture.
Does Publix regular ultra bleach have Chlorine?
Yes. Unless it says "non chlorine bleach", it has chlorine in it.
What does bleach smell like?
Bleach smells of chlorine because if you add an acid to bleach, you will produce chlorine gas.
Can a pool filter clean out be dumped into fresh water lake?
Absolutely not. Pool water contains a chemical called Chlorine, which is harmful to fish and ecosystems. Chlorine is a bleach.
How is chloride used in everyday life?
Chloride is the ion, Cl-. There is chloride in sodium chloride, which is salt. In addition, bleach contains chlorine. The water in a pool also has chlorine.
