Question

using caution with chlorine
chlorine is a respiratory irritant that can burn skin in liquid form and irritate mucous membranes as a gas. its detectable at 3.5 ppm, and 1000 ppm can be fatal within a few breaths.
use the information to answer the following multiple - choice question:
which of the following correctly matches the form of chlorine with its effects?
liquid chlorine—respiratory irritant
gaseous chlorine—skin burns
liquid chlorine—mucous membrane irritation
gaseous chlorine—mucous membrane irritation

Explanation:

The text states that chlorine is a respiratory irritant as a gas and can burn skin in liquid form and irritate mucous membranes as a gas.

Answer:

D. Gaseous chlorine—mucous membrane irritation