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Chlorine Research Paper

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In 1774, a man by the name of Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered the element Chlorine when he was combining the mineral pyrolusite with hydrochloric acid. Mr. Scheele had first thought that the gas he had just discovered contained oxygen, but that was not the case. Later, in 1810, Sir Humphry Davy proved that chlorine was a distinct element. During World War I, chlorine was used. It was the first poisonous gas used in warfare. Because of the choking odor, chlorine’s alias is “Choking Charlie”.
On the periodic table, chlorine is located in group 17, period 3, and block p. Chlorine is a part of the Halogen family and is a nonmetal. The word “halogen” means salt-former.
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Chlorine is described as an irritating, toxic, greenish-yellow gas. It is 2 ½ times as dense as air and has a very strong, choking odor. Chlorine’s boiling point is -34.6 °C, and its melting point is -100.98 °C. “A maximum conductivity below the freezing point of chlorine trifluoride (—83° C.) has been observed, and possible mechanisms for the negative temperature effect are discussed.” (Toy & Cannon) …show more content…

The first is 35, with an abundance of 75.76%. The other isotope is 37, with an abundance of 24.24%. Both of these isotopes are stable.
Chlorine can be dissolved at any given temperature in a given amount of water. Due to the formation of the mixture of Hypochlorous Acid and Hydrochloric Acid, when chlorine is mixed with water, it loses its yellow

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