Cl- really really doesnt want to give up that electron and go to chlorine gas.
Ingrid

The Cl given off from the acid is the Cl- ion, similar to the Cl- ion in
table salt. I think it is fairly innocuous, but when Cl2 is formed, that is
chlorine gas, which is what is mixed with water to form hypochlorite, ie.
clorox, which is dangerous to the pond inhabitants.


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