Chlorine gas
In the beginning of WWI a talented chemist named Fritz Haber offered to help the Germans. He experimented with chlorine for trench warfare. Fritz Haber studied in the university of Heidelberg under Bunsen. While he was there he performed many chemical experiments. Fritz Haber was talented chemistry from a early age. This influenced his decision to follow through with chemistry. In one point of his life he didn't know to study physics or chemistry. Fritz had a great knowledge of politics, history, economics, science, and industry. He did very well at his job and it was clear that he could have easily succeeded in another field. Fritz experimented frequently, this helped him throughout his school and working life. His talents could easily be applied to his school and his job. Sense he experimented at work it makes sense that this helped him in school.
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IN 1915 THE GERMANS USED CHLORINE GAS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAINST THE FRENCH IN THE second BATTLE OF YPRES.
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French soldiers had reported a green-yellow gas drifting towards their trenches. They also reported a smell of a pineapple and pepper. Not knowing that it was gas the french thought that the Germans were just advancing behind a smoke screen. When the gas finally reached them the soldiers they complained of chest pain and burning sensations in their throats. They did realize that they were indeed being gassed and they ran as fast as possible to get away. After all of this occurred there was a four mile gap between them. The Germans too were scared because they did not know what the gas would do.
The effects of chlorine gas on the body