A report on Chlorine
Chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
- Chlorine126 related topics with Alpha
Bromine
11 linksChemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35.
Chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35.
Its properties are intermediate between those of chlorine and iodine.
Bleach
12 linksGeneric name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching.
Generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching.
Chlorine, a powerful oxidizer, is the active agent in many household bleaches.
Chemical element
17 linksSpecies of atoms that have a given number of protons in their nuclei, including the pure substance consisting only of that species.
Species of atoms that have a given number of protons in their nuclei, including the pure substance consisting only of that species.
The halogens fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine
Fluorine
10 linksChemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9.
Chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9.
It also has a high electron affinity, second only to chlorine, and tends to capture an electron to become isoelectronic with the noble gas neon; it has the highest electronegativity of any element.
Hydrogen
13 linksChemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
Chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1.
It spontaneously reacts with chlorine and fluorine to form hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride, respectively.
Iodine
11 linksChemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53.
Chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53.
Ampère had given some of his sample to English chemist Humphry Davy (1778–1829), who experimented on the substance and noted its similarity to chlorine.
Sodium hypochlorite
10 linksChemical compound with the formula NaOCl or NaClO, comprising a sodium cation and a hypochlorite anion (or ).
Chemical compound with the formula NaOCl or NaClO, comprising a sodium cation and a hypochlorite anion (or ).
In solution, the compound is unstable and easily decomposes, liberating chlorine, which is the active principle of such products.
Sodium
12 linksChemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11.
Chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11.
Many salts of sodium are highly water-soluble: sodium ions have been leached by the action of water from the Earth's minerals over eons, and thus sodium and chlorine are the most common dissolved elements by weight in the oceans.
Ammonia
15 linksCompound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.
Compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.
Combustion: 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.
Humphry Davy
8 linksBritish chemist and inventor from Cornwall who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp.
British chemist and inventor from Cornwall who invented the Davy lamp and a very early form of arc lamp.
He is also remembered for isolating, by using electricity, several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as for discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine.