Naked Science Forum

Life Sciences => The Environment => Topic started by: BRTYERY on 03/09/2018 08:46:25

Title: How is chlorine used to clean water?
Post by: BRTYERY on 03/09/2018 08:46:25

Hello
How chlorine clean water what does it do with water

Title: Re: How is chlorine used to clean water?
Post by: evan_au on 03/09/2018 09:48:36

You could start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_purification

Title: Re: How is chlorine used to clean water?
Post by: RjMaan on 14/09/2018 06:40:25

I think chlorine absorb all the germs form the water easily and clean the water.

Title: Re: How is chlorine used to clean water?
Post by: evan_au on 14/09/2018 12:26:22

Quote from: RjMaan

I think chlorine absorb all the germs form the water

Chlorine is a powerful oxidising agent.

It attacks the outer coat of the germs, killing them (if the concentration of chlorine is right).
So the germs are still present (not absorbed by the chlorine), but they are dead.

Most of the chlorine will escape from the water if they spray it, or let it stand exposed to the air.