RT Book, Section
A1 Tharratt, R. Steven
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1174605558
T1 CHLORINE
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174605558
RD 2024/04/18
AB Chlorine  is  a  heavier-than-air  yellowish-green  gas  with  an  irritating  odor.  It  is  used  widely  in  chemical  manufacturing,  in  bleaching,  and  (as  hypochlorite)  in  swimming  pool  disinfectants  and  cleaning  agents.  Hypochlorite  is  an  aqueous  solution  produced  by  the  reaction  of  chlorine  gas  with  water;  most  household  bleach  solutions  contain  3–5%  hypochlorite,  and  swimming  pool  disinfectants  and  industrial-strength  cleaners  may  contain  up  to  20%  hypochlorite.  The  addition  of  acid  to  hypochlorite  solution  may  release  chlorine  gas.  The  addition  of  ammonia  to  hypochlorite  solution  may  release  chloramine,  a  gas  with  toxic  properties  similar  to  those  of  chlorine.