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interesting, that's a new one I didn't know about. I've always heard the Bleach + Ammonia = Mustard gas, but not that one
by TheSoftwareGuy 6y ago
interesting, that's a new one I didn't know about. I've always heard the Bleach + Ammonia = Mustard gas, but not that one
- mys_721tx 6y agoBleach breaks down to chlorine, which in turn reacts with ammonia to form chloramine. Mustard gas has sulfur and cannot be synthesized this way.
- AnotherGoodName 6y agoChlorine based bleach is just one of the things that has the label "Bleach" in your household cleaning aisle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach#Classes_of_bleaches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach#Classes_of_bleaches
- mys_721tx 6y agoThe only sulfur containing bleaches in that list are potassium persulfate and sodium hydrosulfite. Neither contains chlorine. Furthermore, the synthesis of mustard gas is non-trivial. Those two chemicals are not enough to put the sulfur on a carbon chain.
- phyzome 6y agoIf you mix bleach with just about any other cleaning chemical, you get chlorine gas, or chloroform, or some other nasty chlorine-based poisonous fumes. (though not mustard gas)