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- From: moroney@world.std.com (Michael Moroney)
- Subject: Re: Chloramine
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- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <1993Jan19.135044.16336@ll.mit.edu> <1993Jan21.001125.23397@reed.edu> <1993Jan21.181841.820@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 02:57:24 GMT
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- rduta@nyx.cs.du.edu (Radu) writes:
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- >Does anyone know much about this. I've heard abut it in several places, but
- >I have not been able to find out much about it. It is prepared by bubling
- >chloring through a solution of AmoniumNitrate (or at least let the gas come
- >into contact). A oily substance forms on the top, and aparently this is
- >chloramine. It is very unstable though, moreso than Nitrogen Tri-Iodide.
- >I guess the chemical equation would be something like NH3-Cl3.
-
- Chloramine is used instead of chlorine in drinking water supplies in some
- places. I believe it is more stable/longer lasting in this application
- than chlorine, though of course it's still unstable enough to oxidize
- bacteria. I doubt it would be explosive as it would then be too dangerous
- for water works workers. Its formula is NH2Cl.
-
- -Mike
-