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I bought a pressurized liquid chlorine ampoule online and I was surprised how thick it was. It was more like oil than water. Here's a YouTube video showing someone else with a very similar sample.



I trust my seller but I’m wondering why is it so thick? It doesn’t flow easily.






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I bought a pressurized liquid chlorine ampoule online and I was surprised how thick it was. It was more like oil than water. Here's a YouTube video showing someone else with a very similar sample.



I trust my seller but I’m wondering why is it so thick? It doesn’t flow easily.






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I bought a pressurized liquid chlorine ampoule online and I was surprised how thick it was. It was more like oil than water. Here's a YouTube video showing someone else with a very similar sample.



I trust my seller but I’m wondering why is it so thick? It doesn’t flow easily.






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  • The only thing thick is the wall of that ampoule.
    – Karl
    yesterday










  • I have no idea how big the ampoule is but be very careful, chlorine gas is very bad for your lungs
    – Nuclear Chemist
    yesterday


















  • The only thing thick is the wall of that ampoule.
    – Karl
    yesterday










  • I have no idea how big the ampoule is but be very careful, chlorine gas is very bad for your lungs
    – Nuclear Chemist
    yesterday
















The only thing thick is the wall of that ampoule.
– Karl
yesterday




The only thing thick is the wall of that ampoule.
– Karl
yesterday












I have no idea how big the ampoule is but be very careful, chlorine gas is very bad for your lungs
– Nuclear Chemist
yesterday




I have no idea how big the ampoule is but be very careful, chlorine gas is very bad for your lungs
– Nuclear Chemist
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At $pu{20 °C}$ dynamic viscosity of liquid chlorine is about $pu{0.35 mPa·s}$ (see Figure 4 from [1, p. 7]), whereas dynamic viscosity of water is about $pu{1 mPa·s}$, e.g. water is nearly 3 times more viscous at room temperature than liquid chlorine, which should not appear that thick.




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Figure 4. Viscosities of chlorine gas and liquid.




Note that your perception of viscosity and "thickness" may be distorted due to capillary effect if your chlorine sample is sealed in a tiny ampule.



References




  1. Chlorine: Principles and Industrial Practice, 1st ed.; Schmittinger, P., Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-3-527-29851-8.






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At $pu{20 °C}$ dynamic viscosity of liquid chlorine is about $pu{0.35 mPa·s}$ (see Figure 4 from [1, p. 7]), whereas dynamic viscosity of water is about $pu{1 mPa·s}$, e.g. water is nearly 3 times more viscous at room temperature than liquid chlorine, which should not appear that thick.




enter image description here



Figure 4. Viscosities of chlorine gas and liquid.




Note that your perception of viscosity and "thickness" may be distorted due to capillary effect if your chlorine sample is sealed in a tiny ampule.



References




  1. Chlorine: Principles and Industrial Practice, 1st ed.; Schmittinger, P., Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-3-527-29851-8.






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At $pu{20 °C}$ dynamic viscosity of liquid chlorine is about $pu{0.35 mPa·s}$ (see Figure 4 from [1, p. 7]), whereas dynamic viscosity of water is about $pu{1 mPa·s}$, e.g. water is nearly 3 times more viscous at room temperature than liquid chlorine, which should not appear that thick.




enter image description here



Figure 4. Viscosities of chlorine gas and liquid.




Note that your perception of viscosity and "thickness" may be distorted due to capillary effect if your chlorine sample is sealed in a tiny ampule.



References




  1. Chlorine: Principles and Industrial Practice, 1st ed.; Schmittinger, P., Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-3-527-29851-8.






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At $pu{20 °C}$ dynamic viscosity of liquid chlorine is about $pu{0.35 mPa·s}$ (see Figure 4 from [1, p. 7]), whereas dynamic viscosity of water is about $pu{1 mPa·s}$, e.g. water is nearly 3 times more viscous at room temperature than liquid chlorine, which should not appear that thick.




enter image description here



Figure 4. Viscosities of chlorine gas and liquid.




Note that your perception of viscosity and "thickness" may be distorted due to capillary effect if your chlorine sample is sealed in a tiny ampule.



References




  1. Chlorine: Principles and Industrial Practice, 1st ed.; Schmittinger, P., Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-3-527-29851-8.






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At $pu{20 °C}$ dynamic viscosity of liquid chlorine is about $pu{0.35 mPa·s}$ (see Figure 4 from [1, p. 7]), whereas dynamic viscosity of water is about $pu{1 mPa·s}$, e.g. water is nearly 3 times more viscous at room temperature than liquid chlorine, which should not appear that thick.




enter image description here



Figure 4. Viscosities of chlorine gas and liquid.




Note that your perception of viscosity and "thickness" may be distorted due to capillary effect if your chlorine sample is sealed in a tiny ampule.



References




  1. Chlorine: Principles and Industrial Practice, 1st ed.; Schmittinger, P., Ed.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-3-527-29851-8.







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