Chlorine
What does chlorine have to do with gardening?
Chlorine is one of the chemicals that is used in swimming pools. To be effective
however the pH of the water must be around 7.0. That is why kits like the one sold
by
Crocus (£39.99)
amongst others, contains chemicals to adjust
the pH levels. Test strips are needed to test the Chlorine level and pH levels.
Individual chemicals are available from Capital Spas they also have a
bromine kit.
The technical bit
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Name: chlorine
- Symbol: Cl
- Atomic number: 17
- Atomic weigh: 35.453
- Group number: 17
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- Group name: Halogen
- Period number: 3
- Block: p-block
- Standard state: gas at 298 K
- Colour: colourless
- Classification: Non-metallic
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Other facts
- Chlorine comes from the Greek word 'chloros' which means pale green
- Discovered by Carl William Scheele, Sweden, 1774
- Sir Humphry Davy confirmed chlorine was an element and gave it it's name.
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