Chlorine
By; Jimmy Nguyen & McKeon
Our Chemical
Information
- NaCl, HCl, MgCl2, CHCl3
- Electro-negativity 3.0
- Melting point -101 deg C
- Boiling point -34.6 deg C
- Mistakenly discovered in 1774 by Carl whelm Herschel who thought it contained oxygen
- Given its name by Humphrey Davy in 1810
Periodic Table Info
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Periodic Table Info
- Chlorine has an atomic number of 17
- the atomic mass of chlorine is 35.4527
- 17 protons
- 17 electrons
- 18 neutrons
- Isotope: Chlorine-37, 37/17 Cl
- Isotope: Chlorine-39, 39/17Cl
- Hyphen notation:Chlorine-35
Group
Halogen group
Highly Reactive
High in Electronegativity
Nonmetals
Halogens range from solid (I2) to liquid (Br2) to gaseous (F2 and Cl2) at room temperature.
Reactions
Synthesis
2Na +Cl2 → 2NaCl
2 mol of Na :1 mol of Cl : 2 mol of NaCl
Bonding
NaCl
Sodium Chloride
Ionic
Sodium: 47.9%
- Chlorine: 73.9%
Chlorine
C- Cleaner
H- Halogen
L- Lethal
O- Oxidizing
R- Reactive
I- Industrial
N- Nonmetal
E- Element




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