Pool water! Chlorine meets Water
Chlorine dissolves in water and partly reacts with it, making two weak acids. One of them kills germs.
The result
- What it makes
- Hydrochloric acid + hypochlorous acid (chlorine water)
- Equation
- Cl₂ + H₂O → HCl + HClO
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: This is why chlorine keeps swimming pools clean!
🥽 Chlorine gas is poisonous. This is only for professional labs.