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- From: fernee@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Mark Fernee)
- Subject: Re: Chloramine
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 06:48:50 GMT
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- In article <C18JrA.J9C@bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au>, fernee@newton.physics.uq.oz.au (Mark Fernee) writes:
- |> In article <1993Jan21.181841.820@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, rduta@nyx.cs.du.edu (Radu) writes:
- |> |> 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.
- |> |>
- |> |> any aditional information would be apreciated.
- |> |>
- |>
- |> I think you'll find that what you'll get is nitrogen trichloride NCl3.
- |> (also called chloride of azode or nitrochloride) This is an oily
- |> substance formed from chlorine and either ammonium chloride or
- |> ammonium nitrate solutions. It is, as you have indicated, very explosive
- |> and unstable. So be careful.
- |>
- |> Mark.
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- I have just checked this properly. NCl3 is formed by the action of Cl2 on
- ammonium salt solutions. It is also formed in the electrolysis of a NH4Cl
- solution at room temp. It is not chloramine, as you have suggested. It
- is an oily liquid which is very explosive and very dangerous.
-
- Mark
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