What elements does chlorine react with?

Answer 1

A mixture of chlorine and oxygen gases does not react. However a photochemical reaction can occur when a mixture of gases is irradiated with UV light. This forms the chlorine monoxide, ClO a molecule with an odd number of electrons, a radical. This is highly reactive.

Chemists have synthesised a number of chlorine oxygen compounds but these do not involve the reaction of the gases.

There are a number of compounds known, chlorine dioxide, ClO2, dichlorine monoxide, Cl2O, dichlorine hexoxide, Cl2O6; dichlorine heptoxide, Cl2O7. All of these are reactive compounds. Additionally there are a number of chloroxy anions, such as hypochlorites, ClO- , chlorites, ClO2- and perchlorates, ClO4-

Answer 2

Not normally, both are oxidizers.

However, in the presence of light energy (hv) the following reaction has been detected:

Cl2 + hv --> 2 Cl

Under isothermal conditions:

Cl + O2 + M <---> ClOO + M

Cl + ClOO --> 2 ClO

and upon decomposition:

2 ClO --> Cl2 + O2

Reference:

"Some Reactions in the Chlorine and Oxygen System Studies by Flash Photolysis" by J. E. Nicholas and R. G. W. Norrish, published in

"Proceedings of the Royal Society of London". Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Vol. 307, No. 1491 (Nov. 26, 1968), pp. 391-397

Answer 3

It reacts with water and a base called a hot aqueous alkali.

Answer 4

Does chlorine react with anything other than water, if it does what substance will react with it to form a chemical change/firer or in blowing up

Answer 5

Many metals and quite a few non -metals. Chlorine reacts with most elements.

Answer 6

Chlorine is highly reactive. It forms ionic bonds like NaCl and CaCl2 and displaces hydrogen in organic compounds.

Answer 7

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