Chlorine

=Chlorine= By: Grace


 * Atomic Number:** 17


 * Protons:** There are 17 protons in a chlorine atom.


 * Electrons:** There are also 17 electrons in a chlorine atom.


 * Neutrons:** There are 18 neutrons in a chlorine atom.


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 35.453


 * Discovery:** It was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1810, but chlorine was recognized as an element in 1774 by a man named Carl Wilhelm Scheele.


 * Name:** C hlorine was named by an alchemist named Abu Masa Jabir ian Hayyan at about 800 BC.


 * Uses:** This atom is found in ordinary table salt, and it is used to clean pools. Chlorine has also been in the making of pesticides, which are used to kill pests and bacteria. Chlorine was also used as a poison gas in World War 1. This element also be a disenfectant and a dangerous chemical. This atom is found in many household chemicals and is found in pellets to melt snow and ice. This element is also used to purify water.


 * Interesting Facts**: Chlorine can be found in very different things . It can be found in ordinary table salt, as well as in pools . If inhaled, one will feel pure, instant agony, and then after a while a serious injury will occur. Though this element also be a disinfectant and a dangerous chemical, it has saved more lives than taken, and it is a solution to sodium hypochlorite. This element can also release a gas called 'chlorine gas' when mixed with any acidic substance. Chlorine is very common in nature, and it has a very pale yellow color which is only visible against a white background.

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