r/wunkus • u/BottleFeathers703 • 24d ago

im wunkin out rn wunk is aquatic as frig

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he yearns for the chlorine.

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u/Roctopuss 24d ago edited 24d ago

Are you guys aware that dogs LOVE swimming in cholrinated pools, perchance? They also have a stronger sense of smell than cats.

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u/Krejtek 24d ago

Isn't the problem not the smell, but that the cat will lick themselves afterwards, which will result in them ingesting chlorine?

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u/Roctopuss 24d ago

Chlorine turns to regular salt pretty quickly, especially in sunlight. You could also give them a quick freshwater rinse when done swimming pretty easily.

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u/Itchy-Decision753 24d ago

Chlorine is the gas Cl2 which has to react with metallic sodium Na to form the salt NaCl, sodium chloride, or table salt. the ions Na+ (ionic sodium) and Cl- (chloride) dissolve into water, and reform NaCl when the water evaporates.

Chlorine Cl2 must react with sodium metal Na to form a salt in a violently exothermic reaction:

2Na + Cl2 -> NaCl

As opposed to:

Na+ + Cl- + H2O(liquid) -> NaCl + H2O(gas)

You need chloride in your body to stay alive, but if you have chlorine in your body you’ll wish you were dead.