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Chlorine is not nutrient we need in our body, like other vitamins. Chlorine is needed to keep diseases out of water.

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Can chlorine from a pool on your body turn to chloroform?

Chlorine from a pool cannot turn directly into chloroform on your body. Chloroform is a separate chemical compound that is not formed by simply having chlorine from a pool on your body.


What happens when the body does not get enough chlorine?

Chlorine deficiency is rare, but it can lead to muscle weakness, cramps, and irregular heart rhythms. Chlorine is essential for the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which aids in digestion. A balanced diet usually provides adequate chlorine intake.


How does chlorine gas effect body?

Some amount of chloride ions is essential to the human body. So little amount of chlorine will not cause harm. If a considerable amount of chlorine is inhaled, it may cause damages and infections in the respiratory system. Larger doses of chlorine may be fatal.


What use is chlorine in the body?

Chlorine works alongside potassium and sodium to help control osmosis. It is located outside the cells. Notably, table salt, (NaCl) is half chlorine, and necessary for life. It is used as an electrolyte, and required for the creation of energy and muscular activity. Chlorine that is taken in through drinking water is not helpful to the body. It created by-products called TCMs which cause severe problems with the brain, including tumors.


What elements in substance table salt?

Sodium and Chlorine. The chemical formula is NaCl. Ask me any other question a 5th grader would know (that's what grade I'm in. I'm 11).

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Can chlorine from a pool on your body turn to chloroform?

Chlorine from a pool cannot turn directly into chloroform on your body. Chloroform is a separate chemical compound that is not formed by simply having chlorine from a pool on your body.


What would happen if the circulatory system failed your body?

You would die.