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Chlorine water is a pale yellow-green solution of chlorine gas (Cl₂) dissolved in water (H₂O). It is a highly reactive and unstable mixture that contains a combination of dissolved chlorine molecules, hydrochloric acid (HCl), and hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which forms when chlorine reacts with water.
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Chlorine water is a pale yellow-green solution of chlorine gas (Cl₂) dissolved in water (H₂O). It is a highly reactive and unstable mixture that contains a combination of dissolved chlorine molecules, hydrochloric acid (HCl), and hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which forms when chlorine reacts with water.
Chlorine water is a strong oxidizing agent, which makes it useful in chemical tests and reactions, especially for detecting unsaturation in organic compounds (e.g., decolorizing bromine water or testing alkenes). It’s also used in water purification and bleaching, although in practice, more stable forms like sodium hypochlorite are preferred.
Due to the presence of chlorine gas and its ability to form acids, chlorine water is toxic and corrosive, requiring careful handling in well-ventilated areas. It decomposes over time, especially when exposed to light, releasing chlorine gas and losing its effectiveness.
For many learners high school is not enough to prepare them for what they are to face at first year university. They find themselves completely overwhelmed and intimidated by what is expected of them to be able to do in a laboratory.
Unfortunately many learners who want to pursue science subjects go through this dilemma, few as they are because fact is SA is not producing enough learners who will become engineers, doctors, science researchers, let alone science innovators.
To address this, we developed a chemistry kits with 52 experiments for use by learners at home. This gives them an opportunity to gain hand-on exposure and engagement, confidence and understanding they need to study sciences further.
The kit comes with a manual explaining how science is experienced in daily life and therefore brings awareness of the application and usefulness of science, helping the learner relate to what they learn at school.
Some schools do have kits where only the teacher demonstrates the experiments and this is great, but you don’t master driving by watching the driving instructor, you must get in the driver’s seat yourself.