chlorine
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When sunlight strikes those particles, chemical reactions can release chlorine atoms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
As I push through the doors, the smell of chlorine hits me.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The workers must then disinfect the pipe with chlorine and test the water’s quality for safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Interior Department spokeswoman Katie Martin said the hydrogen peroxide the National Park Service is using “is a milder treatment than chlorine and is used in spas and specialty pools like natural swimming pools.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s that same tight feeling my skin gets after swimming, after the chlorine has turned me into cardboard.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
To produce dicarbon, they started with molecules consisting of two carbon atoms and four chlorine atoms and used a laser to strip off the chlorines, leaving only dicarbon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The trans isomer, formed when the chlorines are positioned at a 180° angle, has very different properties from the cis isomers.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Vocabulary lists containing chlorine
Chemical Reactions - Middle School
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Chemical Reactions - High School
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Common Chemical Elements
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