chlorine
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Indeed, sodium chloride — each molecule consists of one sodium atom and one chlorine atom — is often thought of first as an antifreeze, lowering the freezing temperature of water.
From New York Times
That included a 2005 crash in which a Norfolk Southern train hauling chlorine plowed into another, killing nine people in Graniteville, South Carolina.
From Seattle Times
A year later, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said there were reasonable grounds to believe chlorine gas had been used.
From BBC
A number of pools across the country have faced closure in recent weeks because of a shortage in chlorine, including one in Norwich.
From BBC
The stench wafting from the tree’s billows of white blossoms has been compared to perfume gone wrong, rotting fish, chlorine and a cheese sandwich left in a car for a week.
From Washington Post
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