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CLORINE

Definition From "chloros" or greenish-yellow. it has irritating odor and dangerous in large concentration. Its solution is familiar in the homes bleaching agents.

Discovery 1774 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele by Sweden

Uses Water purifiers, paper, dyes, antiseptics, foodStuffs

Group of Elements Halogens(Gas)

Atomic Weight 35.446; 35.457

Oxidation State +-1, +5, 7

Melting Point -100.9

Boiling Point -34.6

Density 3.214 g/cm3

Electronegativity 3.0