General Information
| Symbol: | Cl |
| Atomic Number: | 17 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 35.453 |
| Group: | 17 (fluorine family) |
| VIIB (Old IUPAC), VIIA (CAS) |
| Period: | 3 |
| Block: | p |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 0.00321 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 18.7 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 0.97 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 99 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | -101.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | -34.6 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 3.21 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 10.2 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 3.2 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -349 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 1255 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.48 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 0.0089 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | -1 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 7 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ne] 3s2 3p5 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1774 |
| Discovered By: | Carl William Scheele |
| Discovered At: | Sweden |
| Word Origin: | From the Greek word "chloros" meaning "pale green" |
Translations
| English | Chlorine |
| Deutsch | Chlor |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Chlor |
| Nederlands | Chloor |
| Afrikaans | Chloor |
| Frysk | Gloar |
| Dansk | Chlor or Klor |
| Svenska | Klor |
| Norsk | Klor |
| Íslenska | Klór |
| Føroysk | Klor |
| Latin | Chlorium |
| Français | Chlore |
| Español | Cloro |
| Catalana | Clor |
| Occitana | Clòr |
| Português | Cloro |
| Galego | Cloro |
| Italiano | Cloro |
| Furlan | Clôr |
| Român | Clor |
| Moldavian | Clor |
| Armãneashte | Cloru |
| Русский | Хлор |
| Українска | Хлор |
| by | Хлор |
| Polska | Chlor |
| Kaszëbsczi | Chlor |
| Čech | Chlor |
| Slovenský | Chlór |
| Slovenščina | Klor |
| Hrvatska | Klor |
| Српски | Хлор |
| Bosnian | Hlor |
| Македонски | Хлор |
| Български | Хлор |
| Lietuviškai | Chloras |
| Lao | Hlors |
| Sudovian | Chlāras |
| Cymraeg | Clorin |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Clóirín |
| Gàidhlig na h | Clòirin |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Cloreen |
| Cornish | Cloryn |
| Brezhoneg | Klor |
| Ελληνική | Χλωριο |
| Shqip | Klor |
| Ossetian | Хлор |
| Euskera | Kloroa |
| Georgian | ქლორი |
| Suomi | Kloori |
| Eesti | Kloor |
| Magyar | Klór |
| Türkçe | Klor |
| Kazakh | Хлор |
| Uzbek | Хлор |
| Tajik | Hlor |
| Mongolian | Хлор |
| 日本語 | 塩素 [enso] |
| 中国话 | 氯 |
| ไทย | คลอรีน |
| Vietnamese | Clo |
| Bahasa Melayu | Klorin, Klor |
| العربيه | كلور |
| Il-Malti | Klorin |
| עברית | כלור |
| Esperanto | Kloro |
Links
Misspellings: xhlorine, vhlorine, fhlorine, dhlorine, cglorine, cblorine, cnlorine, cjlorine, culorine, cylorine, chkorine, chporine, choorine, chlirine, chlkrine, chllrine, chlprine, chl0rine, chl9rine, chloeine, chlodine, chlofine, chlotine, chlo5ine, chlo4ine, chlorune, chlorjne, chlorkne, chlorone, chlor9ne, chlor8ne, chloribe, chlorime, chlorije, chlorihe, chlorinw, chlorins, chlorind, chlorinr, chlorin4, chlorin3, hlorine, clorine, chorine, chlrine, chloine, chlorne, chlorie, chlorin, hclorine, clhorine, cholrine, chlroine, chloirne, chlornie, chlorien, cchlorine, chhlorine, chllorine, chloorine, chlorrine, chloriine, chlorinne, chlorinee
