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Chlorine and Mustard gas are gaseous chemical compounds that are highly toxic to humans. They were both used as weapons during the First World War and both compounds were favored by the Central powers. Chlorine gas was the first chemical weapon used in the war at the second battle of Ypres. It was released from large tanks and allowed to drift towards Allied positions. Chlorine is heavier than air and thus stays close to ground level, making it very effective in trench warfare. Mustard gas was not commonly used in such a massive release and was most often deployed via artillery bombardment. Mustard gas blisters the lungs and other exposed areas and is generally more lethal than chlorine. Like all chemical weapons, mustard and chlorine gas are considered prohibited weapons under the Geneva conventions.
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What are the out gases of plastic vinyl and can I be allergic to them?
chlorine gases are out in plastiic vinyl.yes
The different types of chlorine?
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Halogens that are gases at room temperature and pressure?
Only fluorine and chlorine are gases at room temperature. Bromins is a liquid. Iodine and astatine are solids.
Which halogens are gases at STP?
Fluorine and chlorine.
What is the natural form of chlorine?
Chlorine is a gas at room temperature; in nature chlorine exist in many chloride minerals or as hydrogen chloride in volcanoes gases.
What were the names of the gases in World War I?
chlorine gas was one
What were some poisonous gases used in World War I?
Mustard Gas Chlorine
Which posinous gases were around millions of years ago?
chlorine and mustard gas
What are the useful gases but are harmful to living things?
Chlorine gas,mustard gas,and tear gas!in soviet russia,car steals you!
What are the weapons were used in the 1914-1918?
Rifles and pistols, machine guns, artillery, bayonets, torpedoes, flame throwers, mustard and chlorine gases, and smokeless gunpowder.
What is the poison that was used in World War 1?
The gases ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine
What kind of gases did they use in trench warfare?
In WW I, the first poison gas used was chlorine. This is only moderately poisonous. Later they developed mustard gas and phosgene which are much worse.
What is used in mustard gas?
Chlorine is the main ingredient in Mustard Gas, this Causes a serious burning sensation in the victims throat and burns to the whole body if it comes in contact with it.
When did the Germans first use gas?
The 2 main ones were mustard and chlorine gas. mustard would make you blind and chlorine was worse it would burn your lungs.
How was poison gas used as a weapon in World War 1?
Chlorine, Mustard Gas, and Phosgene were all used. Chlorine irritates mucous membranes and causes suffocation, Mustard Gas causes blistering anywhere it contacts the body (externally or internally), and Phosgene destroys the pulmonary alveoli causing suffocation.
How do you identify chlorine gas?
It is a mustard yellow and kills people
Do they still use mustard and chlorine gas today in war?
no
