What is chlorine gas?
chlorine gas is a form of elemental chlorine that is commonly used industrially. It is also a highly toxic gas. This compound was the first poisonous gas to be used during the First World War.
At atmospheric pressure and room temperature, elementary chlorine is gas. It is a yellowish green and has a characteristic bleach scent. Chlorine gas has a greater density than air, so it tends to settle near the ground. When cooling and pressurizing, the compound becomes a liquid that facilitates its transport and storage. If they relax, it turns back to a gas that spreads rapidly near the ground. This leads to the production of hydrochloric and hypochloral acid acid, which together act as eye and pulmonary irritating, corroding tissue. If a person is exposed to chlorine gas, it should be sought for immediate medical attention. There is no antidote to expose thip gas, so fast treatment is paramount. This can produce toxic gas and leads to many visiting centers.In addition to chlorine gas, ammonia and chloramines can also be produced. Household bleaching is not toxic to people.
The intentional use of chlorine gas in the war was introduced in France in 1915 by the German army and was devastating because the units did not have gas masks. Its use was later replaced by poisonous gases that had different ways of action. More recently, chlorine bombs were used in the Iraqi war.
Elementary chlorine has a chemical formula of CL 2 and is a member of the halogen group of elements. Weak binding between these two atoms made very reactive. It is a strong oxidation agent and causes oxidation by receiving electrons from the compound. It can cause combustion with organic compounds such as ammonia, turpentine and natural gas.
This reactivity leads to its use as one of the most common industrial chemicals produced in the United States and all over SVětě. It is used as an intermediate product in the synthesis of many chemicals, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), pesticides and household cleaning agents. It is also used for whitening of paper and textile. Chlorine compounds are commonly used to disinfection of drinking water, swimming pools and wastewater treatment plants.
Another frequently used chlorine compound that is used in the form of liquid and gas is chlorine oxide, duty 2 . As gas, it is highly unstable at room temperature and prone to explosion, so it is not allowed to be transported in the United States and many other countries. For this reason, it is generated in a place where a chemical reaction of sodium chlorite.
chlorine oxide gas is used as a disinfectant for laboratory and production equipment, clean rooms and tools. Disinfection takes place in a closed area. After a few hours, the gas is treated with sodium bisulfit to neutralize it. One of the use of chlorine oxide was to treat the consequences of terrorist attacks. After sThe era of anthrax attacks in the United States was used to disinfection of government office buildings and post offices, which were contaminated by the biological agent of anthrax.
chloride oxide gas is also dangerous for humans, acting as a serious eye and pulmonary irritability. Chronic exposure can cause emphysema and bronchitis. In addition, the decomposition of chlorine oxide may release chlorine.
as chlorine, chlorine oxide oxide is used to disinfect drinking water. It is used as a step before chlorine disinfection to remove trihalomethans - possible carcinogenic by -products of chlorine, which are produced by its reaction with organic matter. The most common use of chlorine oxide is for the whites of pulp made of wood.