2022: Chemical Symbol for Chlorine (+ Color, Uses, State and more...)

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Chlorine is no different.

However there's a lot of cool facts about Chlorine (Cl) that most people don't know. Check this out:

Chlorine Overview

Chemical Symbol

Cl (Chlorine)

Description

Greenish-yellow, disagreeable gas. Never found in free form in nature.

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).

Atomic Number

17

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Atomic Mass

35,4527

Name Origin

Greek: chlôros (greenish yellow).

Uses

Used in water purification, bleaches, acids and many, many other compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).

State at 20 °C

gas

Discovery

Discovered By: Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Year: 1774

Location: Sweden

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