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Bookmark or Share- Chlorine: Uses, Benefits, & Poisoning Risks - WebMDChlorine is used in drinking water in very small doses to kill bacteria. With proper use and handling, it is safe to be around. Still, you should always keep it and other chemicals away from...
- Chlorine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic TableElement Chlorine (Cl), Group 17, Atomic Number 17, p-block, Mass 35.45. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.
- Chlorine - WikipediaChlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature.
- Chlorine - Halogen, Oxidizing Agent, Disinfectant | BritannicaChlorine is a greenish yellow gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. It is two and a half times heavier than air. It becomes a liquid at −34 °C (−29 °F). It has a choking smell, and inhalation causes suffocation, constriction of the chest, tightness in the throat, and—after severe exposure— edema (filling with fluid) of the lungs.
- Chlorine | Uses, Properties, & Facts | BritannicaChlorine, chemical element of the halogen group that is a toxic, corrosive, greenish yellow gas, irritating to the eyes and respiratory system. Much chlorine is used to sterilize water and wastes, and the substance is employed either directly or indirectly as a bleaching agent for paper.
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