Elemental chlorine, Cl2, is a yellow-green gas at standard temperature and pressure. But this following condition is far from standard- we condense this gas with a super-cold mixture of denatured ethanol and dry ice (poor man’s liquid nitrogen, or cryohol) to its liquid phase, which works as little more than a chemical curiosity. An attempt was made to mix liquid chlorine with kerosene, but the results were so underwhelming that no record of it ever happening has ever been recovered. Perhaps you can find a use for it- suggestions include disinfecting water with it and using it as an offensive weapon in trench warfare. The reaction generating the chlorine is: 2*HCl(aq) + NaClO (aq) → Cl2 (g) + NaCl (aq) + H2O (l) Be cautioned- as stated above, chlorine gas was really used during World War One to kill humans just like you. Liquid chlorine is just more concentrated than chlorine gas. Only attempt this experiment outdoors or in a fumehood. Eye and hand protection are an all-time must, and a respirator is strongly recommended to prevent inhalation of chlorine gas and the resulting lung edema. Chlorine gas and hydrochloric acid are both extremely corrosive and will react with YOU in ways you never thought imaginable. Be smart, please.
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