Chlorine (Cl),

Definition of Chlorine (Cl):

1. The poisonous gas is greenish yellow with a strong odor. As an individual in the family of halogen elements, it is one of the most reactive substances and is found in nature only in the form of a compound, such as table salt (sodium chloride). Produced from the electrolysis of saline solutions, it is an essential bleach (used in the paper and textile industry) and a disinfectant (used to purify water). Its presence in the upper atmosphere (mainly as a component of chlorinated organic compounds) causes depletion of the ozone layer. Discovered in 1774 by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Shell (174286).

2. Chemical element with atomic number 17, an irritating and toxic light green gas.

How to use Chlorine (Cl) in a sentence?

1. The blue color changes to a vague chlorine green, with fuchsia roots growing more than an inch.