KERALA PSC / CHEMISTRY / IMPORTANT ELEMENTS / CHLORINE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

 

KERALA PSC / CHEMISTRY / IMPORTANT ELEMENTS / CHLORINE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

KERALA PSC / CHEMISTRY / IMPORTANT ELEMENTS / CHLORINE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY

·      Chlorine is a member of halogen group

·      Other halogens are: Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine, of which Astatine is a radioactive element

·      It is a poisonous gas

·      Chlorine, either as liquid chlorine or chlorine water, is used for bleaching

·      Chlorine is used for sterilizing drinking water

·      Bleaching powder is used as a bleaching agent

·      Sodium hypochlorite is used as an antiseptic

·      Chloroform is used as an anesthetic

·      Carbon tetrachloride is used as a solvent

·      Poly-vinyl-chloride is an important plastic

·      Chlorine is used as an oxidizing agent

KERALA PSC / CHEMISTRY / IMPORTANT ELEMENTS / CHLORINE / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / KERALA PSC PRELIMINARY