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18Chemistry of Chloramines• Chloramine is a general term that describes threerelated compounds:• Monochloramine, NH 2 Cl• Dichloramine, NHCl 2• Trichloramine, NCl 3• Monochloramine is the preferred chloraminecompound for drinking water disinfection.Disinfection

19Chemistry of Chloramines• The molecular structure ofall three chloraminecompounds resembles thestructure of ammonia.• A chlorine atom willreplace one, two, andthree hydrogen atomsrespectively for theformation of mono-, di-,and trichloramines.NH 3 + HOCl à NH 2 Cl + H 2 ONH 2 Cl + HOCl à NHCl 2 + H 2 ONHCl 2 + HOCl à NCl 3 + H 2 ODisinfection

19Chemistry <strong>of</strong> Chloramines• The molecular structure <strong>of</strong>all three chloraminecompounds resembles thestructure <strong>of</strong> ammonia.• A chlorine atom willreplace one, two, <strong>and</strong>three hydrogen atomsrespectively for theformation <strong>of</strong> mono-, di-,<strong>and</strong> trichloramines.NH 3 + HOCl à NH 2 Cl + H 2 ONH 2 Cl + HOCl à NHCl 2 + H 2 ONHCl 2 + HOCl à NCl 3 + H 2 ODisinfection

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