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  • Chlorine Boiling Point: Understanding Gas Formation
    Liquid chlorine doesn't have a specific temperature where it turns to gas. Instead, it boils at a specific temperature, and this boiling point depends on the pressure.

    Here's why:

    * Boiling Point: The boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid changes into a gas.

    * Pressure: The pressure surrounding the liquid affects its boiling point. Higher pressure makes it harder for the liquid to turn into a gas, so the boiling point increases. Lower pressure makes it easier, so the boiling point decreases.

    At standard atmospheric pressure (1 atmosphere), liquid chlorine boils at -34.05°C (-29.29°F).

    So, while liquid chlorine doesn't just "turn to gas" at a specific temperature, it boils and becomes gaseous at -34.05°C under standard atmospheric pressure.

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