How do you use Chlorine in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like element or gas, plus the exact meaning.
Chlorine in a sentence
Chlorine meaning
- A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
- A single atom of this element.
- A chlorine-based bleach or disinfectant.
Using Chlorine
- The main meaning on this page is: A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17. | A single atom of this element. | A chlorine-based bleach or disinfectant.
- Useful related words include: cl, atomic number 17, chemical element, element.
- In the example corpus, chlorine often appears in combinations such as: chlorine gas, of chlorine, the chlorine.
Context around Chlorine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chlorine
- In this selection, "chlorine" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, elemental, total, inadequate, gas, free and residual stand out and add context to how "chlorine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 the chlorine gains one and a universal chlorine ban and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chlorine" sits close to words such as almighty, antarctic and bing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chlorine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This will enable the chlorine to dissipate thus reducing the chlorine taste. (12 words)
Compounds of chlorine with other halogens are colored, as are many chlorine oxides. (13 words)
Mixing together chlorine bleach and strong acids (e.g. limescale remover containing HCl) forms chlorine gas, which is toxic. (19 words)
Because of this, chlorine destroys LSD molecules on contact; even though chlorinated tap water contains only a slight amount of chlorine, the small quantity of compound typical to an LSD solution will likely be eliminated when dissolved in tap water. (40 words)
Well 1 and Remote Location Inadequate Chlorine Residual During the inspection, the free chlorine residual, measured at Well 1 and one remote location within the distribution system, was below the minimum required level of 0.2 mg/L. (38 words)
Chlorine gas is a strong oxidizer, which may react with flammable materials. citation citation Chlorine is detectable with measuring devices in concentrations as low as 0.2 parts per million (ppm), and by smell at 3 ppm. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chlorine is used either in chlorine dioxide and sodium hypochlorite stages in elemental chlorine free (ECF) bleaching, or not at all (total chlorine free or TCF bleaching).
This will enable the chlorine to dissipate thus reducing the chlorine taste.
Well 1 and Remote Location Inadequate Chlorine Residual During the inspection, the free chlorine residual, measured at Well 1 and one remote location within the distribution system, was below the minimum required level of 0.2 mg/L.
In addition, water will be treated with chlorine, then have the chlorine removed, before it flows into the Talkeetna River.
The officials said they had videos and photos showing the remnants of at least two chlorine barrel bombs from the attacks with features consistent with chlorine barrel bombs from past attacks.
As the oxidation state of the central chlorine atom increases, more electron density is drawn from the oxygen atoms onto the chlorine, reducing the partial negative charge on the oxygen atoms and increasing the acidity.
Because of this, chlorine destroys LSD molecules on contact; even though chlorinated tap water contains only a slight amount of chlorine, the small quantity of compound typical to an LSD solution will likely be eliminated when dissolved in tap water.
Because the chlorine is the one reduced, it is considered the electron acceptor, or in other words, induces oxidation in the sodium – thus the chlorine gas is considered the oxidizing agent.
Bruce Cox, Director of Greenpeace Canada, responded that Greenpeace has never demanded a universal chlorine ban and that Greenpeace does not oppose use of chlorine in drinking water or in pharmaceutical uses, adding that "Mr.
Chlorine gas is a strong oxidizer, which may react with flammable materials. citation citation Chlorine is detectable with measuring devices in concentrations as low as 0.2 parts per million (ppm), and by smell at 3 ppm.
Compounds of chlorine with other halogens are colored, as are many chlorine oxides.
Human respiratory systems can be protected from chlorine gas by gas masks with activated charcoal or other filters, which makes chlorine gas much less lethal than other chemical weapons.
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 (NCl 3 ) is also formed.
In such conditions the ice crystals of the cloud provide a suitable surface for conversion of unreactive chlorine compounds into reactive chlorine compounds, which can deplete ozone easily.
Mixing together chlorine bleach and strong acids (e.g. limescale remover containing HCl) forms chlorine gas, which is toxic.
On the other hand, the chlorine gas goes from an oxidation of 0 (it is also a pure element) to −1: the chlorine gains one electron and is said to have been reduced.
Public sanitation Liquid Pool Chlorine By 1918, the US Department of Treasury called for all drinking water to be disinfected with chlorine.
Sodium's reaction with chlorine is in the form of: : 2Na + Cl 2 → 2NaCl Iron reacts with fluorine, chlorine, and bromine to form Iron(III) halides.
The drawback of using chlorine in swimming pools is that the chlorine reacts with the proteins in human hair and skin (see Hypochlorous acid ), and becomes chemically bonded.
The Green Paper states further that at the current levels of chlorine in municipal waste, there does not seem to be a direct quantitative relationship between chlorine content and dioxin formation.
Common combinations with chlorine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- chlorine gas 27×
- of chlorine 24×
- the chlorine 23×
- with chlorine 16×
- chlorine is 14×
- and chlorine 14×
- chlorine and 12×
- chlorine in 11×
- chlorine dioxide 10×
- chlorine bleach 10×