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What gas helps swimming pools clean?
chlorine
What is the name of the gas which kills bacteria in swimming pools?
Chlorine
Gas that helps keep swimming pools clean?
Chlorine.
What non metal is used to kill harmful bacteria in swimming pools?
Chlorine is used to kill bacteria in swimming pools. It's the same thing used to clean your drinking water.
What is the role of chlorine the process of water treatment?
Chlorine is used as a disinfectant to get rid of unwanted gas or liquid, this also the reason why chlorine is used in swimming pools.
What are the long term effects of chlorine?
Chlorine is a poisonous gas usually used in swimming pools, when breathed in, it can be very dangerous and harmful but used in swimming pools it is highly diluted and if only swallowed occasionally, is harmless. If people swim in chlorinated pools regularly, then their hair can become lighter, although if a persons hair is very blonde, almost white, then long periods in swimming pools can lead to hair gaining a greenish tinge, which can be washed out in a shower or bath. Overall chlorine is dangerous as a gas in air but is harmless in swimming pools, and there are no long term effects.
Why a pale green gas is used in swimming pools?
Chlorine gas dissolves in water and breaks the cell walls of bacteria thus killing them. Most pools do not actually add chlorine gas; they add chlorine compounds which slowly break down in water and release chlorine. They're much safer and easier to store and work with than the gas itself.
What does chlorine gas look like?
chlorine gas is a green gas. in swimming pools you get a faint smell of it from the disinfectant they use to keep it clean. in ww1 they fired shells containing chlorine gas. the gas is poisonous so therefore the soldiers would die.
Which element is a very poisonous gas named for its pale green color and used in swimming pools to kill bacteria?
chlorine
Is chlorine a solid liquid or gas in a swimming pool?
Chlorine itself is rarely used as a disinfectant in swimming pools; generally are used other chemicals as sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), etc. Dissolved in water sodium hypochlorite release chlorine; and consequently gaseous chlorine exist as a solute in water.
What is a greenish yellow gas used as bleach and water disinfectant?
This is Chlorine (Cl2) present in neutral bleach (NaCl2OH)
What is the name of a green choking gas used for killing germs in water?
The name of a green choking gas used for killing germs in water is chlorine. This is most commonly used in drinking water and swimming pools.
