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How could you test for Fluorine gas?

How could you test for Fluorine gas?
If you die within 10 minutes that's usually a good sign it's fluorine.
Reply 2
Google it.
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If you show your experimental procedure to an experienced chemist and they run a mile, it could be fluorine.
Look up in (www.chemguide.co.uk), I think you'll definitely find what you're looking for. :borat:
Original post by Gwenog_quidditch
How could you test for Fluorine gas?


add ethene
Thanks :biggrin:
Reply 7
The container might mention the fact.
Reply 8
Chlorine is a pale green gas so you would be able to see it.

In water, you can add universal indicator paper which will first turn red as its an acidic solution (HCl) and then turn white because HCl is essentially bleach so it would blech the indicator paper.
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Original post by derpz
Chlorine is a pale green gas so you would be able to see it.

In water, you can add universal indicator paper which will first turn red as its an acidic solution (HCl) and then turn white because HCl is essentially bleach so it would blech the indicator paper.


Reread the thread title.
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Original post by alow
Reread the thread title.


Second bit of my response is irrelevent then
Tell a friend to walk in there first.
Original post by derpz
Second bit of my response is irrelevent then


its fluorine not chlorine
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Original post by Ishea16
its fluorine not chlorine


It would be a pale yellow gas not green, sorry:blushing:
Original post by derpz
Chlorine is a pale green gas so you would be able to see it.

In water, you can add universal indicator paper which will first turn red as its an acidic solution (HCl) and then turn white because HCl is essentially bleach so it would blech the indicator paper.


Do you even know what bleach is?
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Original post by InadequateJusticex
Do you even know what bleach is?


HCl is an active ingridient in bleach which is what I meant, hence why the indicator paper goes colourless...
There will be no HCl any bleach you'll be able to buy.

I suspect you're confuzzling Cl2(g) + H2O(l) -> HCl(aq) + HClO(aq) with Cl2(g) + 2NaOH(aq) -> NaCl(aq) + H2O(l) + *NaClO(aq)*

*NaClO(aq)* is the substance you'd usually be referring to as bleach.

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