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Chlorine-36

Common Use

  • One of the most common use for chlorine-36 is dating old groundwater
  • They take groundwater samples and measure how much chlorine-36 is in the water to date it
  • Chlorine-36 is also used to trace the flow of ground water

Basics About Chlorine-36

  • Chlorine-36 is a simple and rare radioactive-isotope that has 17 protons, 19 neutrons, and 17 electrons.
  • It has a mass of 35.9683069 and has a half-life of 301,000 years

Fun Facts

How It's Created

  • Chlorine is mostly created naturally in the atmosphere from gamma rays hitting argon
  • Chlorine-36 was also created through nuclear weapons testing
  • In 1774, chlorine was discovered by Carl William Scheele and it’s name means pale green in Greek.
  • Chlorine was used as a chemical weapon in World War I

Chlorine-36 Health Hazards

  • Chlorine-36 is slighty radioactive
  • Chlorine-36 when concentrated is toxic to the respiratory system and irritates the eyes and skin
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