Chlorine was discovered in Uppsala, Sweden by C.W. Scheele, though Sir Humphry Davy determined it was an element. Chlorine exists as a pale greenish-yellow gas at room temperature with a melting point of -101°C and boiling point of -34°C. It is found in compounds in nature like salt, carnallite, and sylvite, and is produced by chemical companies for uses like bleach, water purification, and insecticides. Major compounds used are calcium hypochlorite for bleaching, potassium chlorate in fireworks, sodium chloride as table salt, and ethylene dichloride to make polyvinyl chloride.