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![[Post New]](/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif) 26 Apr 2008 20:54:32 IST
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What are bertholite compounds?
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The bertholite was the name given to a combat gas used by Germans during the First World War. It is a synonym for dichlore (chlorine in a gaseous state), a highly toxic gas that damages the airways of people who inhale it. With a sufficient dose, the gas causes death by asphyxiation.
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Bipin Kumar Dubey
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IIT Kharagpur
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