Isnt powered chlorine (calcium hypochlorite) safer than chlorine gas from the i-chlor system?
NO powered chlorine is the ingredient needed to make a chlorine bomb. Calcium hypochlorite is a powerful oxidizing agent, particularly in the presence of water or as it decomposes when heated to release oxygen and chlorine gases. Calcium hypochlorite may react vigorously with carbon and potentially reacts explosively with finely divided carbon. It reacts with acetylene to form explosive chloroacetylenes. More commonly, it reacts with organic matter, oil, hydrocarbons; alcohols which often lead to explosions. Reactions with nitromethane, methanol, ethanol (and other alcohols) can become violent after a delay. It reacts with possible ignition and/or explosion with organic sulfur compounds and with sulfides. Calcium hypochlorite decomposes evolving oxygen, a change that can be catalyzed by rust on metal containers. It forms highly explosive NCl3 on contact with urea or ammonia. Calcium hypochlorite also releases large amounts of chlorine gas on contact with acids, or when heated. It is im
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