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18 April, 18:03

Explain why chlorine gas is used in water treatment instead of fluorine gas

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  1. 18 April, 19:16
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    when Cl2 is dissolved in water it generates ClO which is a good oxidizing agent since it gives out atomic oxygen. but dissolution of F2 cannot generate atomic oxygen since F is more electronegative than O
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