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Cl

1 [kl`oor] symbol

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 12.02.2025

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terava lõhnaga kollakasroheline mürgine gaas, omadustelt halogeen, keemiline element järjenumbriga 17
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Tähis Cl lähtub ladina nimetusest Chlorum.

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ID 714497 Last modified 16.03.2016
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Domain inorganic chemistry
  • keemiline element, halogeen, kollakasrohelise värvuse ja terava lõhnaga, limaskesti ärritava toimega gaas, sulamistemperatuur –101,5 ºC, tihedus 3,2 kg/m3
  • chemical element, second lightest member of the halogen elements, or Group 17 (Group VIIa) of the periodic table
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  • Chlorine is a toxic, corrosive, greenish-yellow gas that is irritating to the eyes and to the respiratory system.
  • Much chlorine is used to sterilize water and wastes, and the substance is employed either directly or indirectly as a bleaching agent for paper or textiles and as “bleaching powder” (Ca[OCl]2∙CaCl2∙Ca[OH]2∙2H2O).
  • Kasutatakse pleegitite tootmiseks ja vee kloorimiseks.
kloor
Cl symbol
chlorine
Usage examples
  • In TCF bleaching, the use of chlorine containing bleaching chemicals is completely avoided and thus so are the emissions of organic and organochlorinated substances from bleaching.
Cl symbol
chlore
Chlor
kloori

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