CHLORINE

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE PERIODIC TABLE

• Atomic number is 17
• Symbol is Cl
• Name is chlorine
• Atomic weight is 35.453amu
• Group 17 as a gas

BOILING, MELTING, AND FREEZING POINTS

• The boiling point is -34.6°C (238.55 K, -30.279997°F)
• The melting point is -100.98°C (172.17 K, -149.764°C)
• The freezing point is -100.98°C (172.17 K, -149.764°C)

Chlorine Atom

PROPERTIES

• Chemical: irritating smell, greenish yellow color as a gas, clear amber color as a liquid
• Physical: density- the mass of a unit volume of chlorine at specified conditions of temperature and pressure. specific volume- the volume of a unit mass of chlorine at specified conditions of temperature and pressure.

THE HISTORY OF CHLORINE

• Discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774
• Discovered in Sweden

USES OF CHLORINE

• Cleaning pools
• Disinfectant
• Organic chemistry
• The gas was used as a chemical weapon during WWI (the gas is poisonous)

REFERENCES

• http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/cl.html
• https://www.chlorineinstitute.org/stewardship/about-chlorine/chemical-prope...
• https://www.webelements.com/chlorine/history.html
• http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/17/chlorine