Mustard gas
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Mustard gas or sulfur mustard are names commonly used for the organosulfur chemical compound bis sulfide, which has the chemical structure S2, as well as other species. In the wider sense, compounds w
Soldier with moderate mustard agent burns sustained during World War I showing characteristic bullae on the neck, armpit, and hands
Typical appearance of bullae on an arm caused by vesicant burns
Lewisite (top row) and mustard gas (bottom row) test with concentrations from 0.01% to 0.06%
Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing "HD" (distilled mustard gas agent) at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The distinctive color-coding scheme on each shell is visible.
Chlorine
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Chlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly
Mustard gas
…Bis(chloromethyl) ether Chlorine gas Keen as Mustard…
Chlorine in bottle
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, discoverer of chlorine
Solid chlorine at −150 °C
Chlorine, liquefied under a pressure of 7.4 bar at room temperature, displayed in a quartz ampule embedded in acrylic glass