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Chlorine
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| The name of mt element is Chlorine. The symbol of Chlorine is Cl. The atomic number is 17 and the mass is 35.453. The melting point of Chlorine is -101.5 degrees celcius. The boiling point is -34.04 degrees celcius. Chlorine was produced first in 1774 by Carl Whihelm Scheele. Chlorine is used for producing safe drinking water. Chlorine gas is prduced commercially by the electrolysis of sodium chloride from seawater or brine from salt mines. Chlorine is a greenish-yellow diatomic , dense gas with a sharp smell (the smell of bleach). | |