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Does chlorine dioxide oxidize in the same way as chlorine?

April 26, 2017chlorine DIOXIDE oxidize

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Does chlorine dioxide oxidize in the same way as chlorine?

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Contrary to chlorine, chlorine dioxide does not react with ammonia nitrogen (NH3) and hardly reacts with elementary amines. It does oxidize nitrite (N02) to nitrate (NO3). It does not react by breaking carbon connections. No mineralization of organic substances takes place. At neutral pH or at high pH values, sulfuric acid (H2SO3) reduces chlorine dioxide to chlorite ions (ClO2-).