A report on Chlorine, Nitrogen trichloride and Ammonia
This yellow, oily, pungent-smelling and explosive liquid is most commonly encountered as a byproduct of chemical reactions between ammonia-derivatives and chlorine (for example, in swimming pools).
- Nitrogen trichlorideCombustion: Ammonia does not burn readily or sustain combustion, except under narrow fuel-to-air mixtures of 15–25% air. When mixed with oxygen, it burns with a pale yellowish-green flame. Ignition occurs when chlorine is passed into ammonia, forming nitrogen and hydrogen chloride; if chlorine is present in excess, then the highly explosive nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) is also formed.
- AmmoniaEven though nitrogen in NCl3 is bearing a negative charge, the compound is usually called nitrogen trichloride.
- ChlorineHypochlorite bleach (a popular laundry additive) combined with ammonia (another popular laundry additive) produces chloramines, another toxic group of chemicals.
- Chlorine1 related topic with Alpha
Monochloramine
0 linksChemical compound with the formula NH2Cl.
Chemical compound with the formula NH2Cl.
Together with dichloramine (NHCl2) and nitrogen trichloride (NCl3), it is one of the three chloramines of ammonia.
It is less aggressive than chlorine and more stable against light than hypochlorites.