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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.

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How was chlorine used as a weapon in 1915?

Used to "GAS" the enemy


Which poison gas was used first in war?

Chlorine gas was first used as a chemical weapon in World War I by German forces in 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres. It caused suffocation, burning sensations, and respiratory difficulties in soldiers on the battlefield.


How was chlorine gas used?

It was used as a weapon during WW1. The gas was packed into artillery shells and shot into the enemy trenches.


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.


What was the gas used in World War I?

Gasses were invented well before World War 1. The Britons originally thought that gas was not a weapon but it was the french who through out the first gas grenade. Chlorine gas was first made by the Germans.


Which element in salt was used in world war 1?

Chlorine gas was used as a weapon during World War I. Salt is Sodium chloride.


What chlorine gas is. Who used it first?

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


Was tear gas used during the civil war?

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


What is poison chlorine gas?

Poison chlorine gas is a toxic chemical compound made up of chlorine atoms. When inhaled, it can cause respiratory distress, chest pain, eye irritation, and in severe cases, death. It was commonly used as a chemical weapon during World War I.


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

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


What gas was most commonly used in world war 1?

The 22nd of April 1915 in the second battle of Ypres.


What are two interesting facts about chlorine?

used in world war 1 and killed lots of people some interesting facts about chlorine is that chlorine is extremely important for the production of ice cream. Chlorine is also used to purify water and is used in bleaches.