Phosgene is a poisonous gas. It was used extensively during the First World War as chemical warfare.
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PHOSGENE
OR GREEN CORN - LUNG IRRITANT - CAUSES INCREASED DOPEY FEELING - COLORLESS GAS
US Army phosgene identification poster
Phosgene reacts with water according to the following reaction equation to produce corrosive hydrochloric acid:
COCl2(g) + H2O(l) → CO2(g) + 2HCl(g)
Given that the standard molar enthalpy of formation for Phosgene is -220.1 kJ/mol, the standard enthalpy of reaction represented by the equation above is