Thanks Sol. I couldn't have posted anything better myself. Jodi sol wrote on 5/22/2007, 1:49 PM:
> http://science.howstuffworks.com/question189.htm > > Chlorine itself is a gas at room temperature. Ordinary table salt > > (sodium chloride, NaCl) is half chlorine, and a simple electrochemical > > reaction with salt water produces chlorine gas easily. That same > > reaction produces sodium hydroxide (NaOH), and by mixing chlorine gas > > with sodium hydroxide you create sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). When you > > buy a gallon of bleach at the grocery store, what you are buying is > > the chemical sodium hypochlorite mixed with water in a 5.25-percent > > solution. You're buying salt water that has been changed slightly by > > electricity. > > > > Chlorine is chlorine, so the chlorine in bleach is the same as the > > chlorine in drinking water and in a swimming pool. [snipped] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
