All atoms have an atomic number. But what is the chemical element that has 17 as atomic number?
The answer is Chlorine and there is so much cool stuff about Chlorine that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.
Alright now to the facts!
The answer is Chlorine and there is so much cool stuff about Chlorine that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.
Alright now to the facts!
Chlorine Overview
Description
Greenish-yellow, disagreeable gas. Never found in free form in nature.
Atomic Symbol
Cl (Chlorine)
Discovery
Discovered By: Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Year: 1774
Location: Sweden
Discovered By: Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Year: 1774
Location: Sweden
State at 20 °C
gas
Sources
Salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) is its most common compound. Commercial quantities are produced by electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (seawater or brine from salt mines).
Salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) is its most common compound. Commercial quantities are produced by electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (seawater or brine from salt mines).
Uses
Used in water purification, bleaches, acids and many, many other compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
Used in water purification, bleaches, acids and many, many other compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
Atomic Mass
Name Origin
Greek: chlôros (greenish yellow).
Greek: chlôros (greenish yellow).
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