How to Use hydrogen chloride in a Sentence

hydrogen chloride

noun
  • The burning sent hydrogen chloride and phosphene into the air, and a billowing black smoke cloud from the burn site could be seen for miles.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The breach sent hydrogen chloride – a gas that can irritate the eyes, skin and nose – and toxic phosgene gas into the air.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The burning sent hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air, and a billowing black smoke cloud from the burn site could be seen for miles.
    — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • And no detections of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride were identified.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Burning vinyl chloride creates the toxic gas phosgene and hydrogen chloride.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Burning vinyl chloride creates the toxic gas phosgene and hydrogen chloride.
    — Max Filby, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2024
  • So far, the agency reported that vinyl chloride and hydrogen chloride were not detected above levels of concern.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • When burned, vinyl chloride produces hydrogen chloride, a highly volatile substance that can bind with water vapor to produce hydrochloric acid.
    — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 9 Feb. 2023
  • As vinyl chloride burns, the gas can form byproducts including hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and traces of phosgene.
    — Jill Neimark, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023
  • As of Friday night, 105 homes had been screened and no vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride was detected in any of them, Bassler said.
    — Andrea Salcedo and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Burning vinyl chloride sends phosgene, a toxic gas that was used as a weapon during World War I, and hydrogen chloride into the air.
    — The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In addition, hydrogen chloride fumes could irritate the throat and cause skin problems, while phosgene fumes may lead to chest constriction and chocking, Kumar said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The agency, which has six employees and 16 contractors on the ground, reported no detections of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride.
    — Nick Keppler, Anna Phillips and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • After the fire was extinguished on February 8, the threat of vinyl chloride fire producing phosgene and hydrogen chloride no longer exists.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
  • When burned, vinyl chloride decomposes into gases including hydrogen chloride and phosgene.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Burning vinyl chloride releases hydrogen chloride, which can irritate the eyes, throat, skin, and nose, and phosgene, which can cause vomiting, eye irritation, and a burning throat.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Feb. 2023
  • No detections of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride were identified for the 291 homes that had been screened, according to the EPA.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The telescope may also be able to help astronomers look for trace gases in the Martian atmosphere, including hydrogen chloride, methane and other chemical compounds.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
  • When burned, vinyl chloride can break down into hydrogen chloride, phosgene, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide vapors, according to the EPA.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Additionally, the agency said vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride were not detected in nearly 400 homes tested for the chemicals.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • About halfway through the screening of 228 homes for any indoor air pollution, the EPA has found no detection of vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Residents were ordered to evacuate when, due to the threat of a possible explosion, authorities chose to breach five tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a toxic gas, into the air.
    — Chris Mueller, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This device can also subject test devices to lethal gases like hydrogen fluoride, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen chloride, all of which exist in Venus' atmosphere and to which future probes will be exposed.
    — Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2012
  • Afraid the train cars would explode, sending shrapnel into neighborhoods, authorities decided to release and burn the vinyl chloride - a move that sent dangerous gases, hydrogen chloride and phosgene, into the air.
    — Nick Keppler, Anna Phillips and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • And the Mars team is looking forward to using Webb's capabilities to pick out the differences between regions on the red planet and search for gases like methane and hydrogen chloride in the atmosphere.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Moving forward, the Mars team will use this imaging and spectroscopic data to explore regional differences across the planet, and search for trace gases (including methane and hydrogen chloride) in its atmosphere.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The Environmental Protection Agency has said the main chemicals involved were vinyl chloride, its byproducts phosgene and hydrogen chloride, butyl acrylate and others.
    — Andrea Salcedo and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Chemicals such as chlorine gas, bromine vapor, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, nitrogen trichloride, particulate matter, and other compounds are believed to have been released into the air, the lawsuit alleges.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The Environmental Protection Agency has said the main chemicals involved were vinyl chloride, its byproducts phosgene and hydrogen chloride, butyl acrylate, and others.
    — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Three days after the derailment, authorities decided to burn off the toxic gases to avoid an explosion, sending hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a toxic chemical used as a weapon in World War I, into the air.
    — Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023

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