MOLECULES: chlorine dioxide, ClO₂

(above) chlorine dioxide image #1 : picture showing chlorine dioxide molecules (ClO₂) on a textured yellow background. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original measures 2,048 x 2,048 pixels.

(above) chlorine dioxide image #2 : picture showing chlorine dioxide molecules (ClO₂) on a white background. This image is 500 x 500 pixels; the original measures 2,048 x 2,048 pixels.

• red spheres = oxygen (O) atoms drawn at approximately their covalent radius
• green spheres = chlorine (Cl) atoms drawn at approximately their covalent radius
• yellow bubble = "surface" of the molecule created from the individual van der Waals surfaces

chlorine dioxide structure, ClO₂: chlorine dioxide gas consists of one chlorine atom and two oxygen atoms covalently joined.

CHLORINE DIOXIDE: is an explosive paramagnetic yellow gas used to bleach wood pulp to make paper and as a disinfectant.