Introduction
Chlorine is an atom with an atomic number of 17 and atomic weight of 35, meaning that it has 17 electrons and protons and 18 neutrons. It is situated on the right of the periodic table 2nd last group.
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Compound-salt
We see salt everywhere; in restaurants, at home, in supermarkets etc. But what is salt? Well the scientific name for salt is sodium chloride. And as the name suggest, salt is made of sodium and chloride.
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Bonding
Like many other elements, chlorine isn’t fixed to one type of bonding. In fact it undergoes 2 types; ionic and covalent.
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