Posted by Anne on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:10am.
Yes. I assume you have seen magnesium ribbon burn in air (Mg+O2>MgO2).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5dB19vTXaI
Calcium is more reactive than magnesium.
And, chlorine is more reactive than air (air is 30 percent O2).
So imagine the reaction between calcium and chlorine, very reactive.
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