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chlorine
Summary
chlorine is a chemical element[1]. chlorine draws 3,862 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #32 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- chlorine is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele[3].
- chlorine's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- chlorine's instance of is recorded as essential medicine[5].
- chlorine's instance of is recorded as lithophile[6].
- green is named after chlorine[7].
- chlorine's element symbol is recorded as Cl[8].
- chlorine is a type of diatomic nonmetal[9].
- chlorine is a type of halogens[10].
- chlorine is a type of p-block[11].
- chlorine is part of period 3[12].
- chlorine is part of halogens[13].
- chlorine's Commons category is recorded as Chlorine[14].
- chlorine's Unicode character is recorded as 氯[15].
- chlorine's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[16].
- chlorine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1774[17].
- chlorine's space group is recorded as space group 64[18].
- chlorine's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈklɔːriːn[19].
- chlorine's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈklɔːraɪn[20].
- chlorine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chlorine[21].
- chlorine's Commons gallery is recorded as Chlorine[22].
- chlorine's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+17'}[23].
- chlorine's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
- chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}[25].
- chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[26].
- chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], essential medicine[5], and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include diatomic nonmetal[9], halogens[10], and p-block[11].
Origins
green is named after chlorine[7].
Use and Application
Part of include period 3[12], a period[28] and halogens[13], a group[29].
Influence
Things named for chlorine include chlorargyrite[30], a mineral species[31]; calclacite[32], a mineral species[33]; bismoclite[34], a mineral species[35]; chlorapatite[36], a mineral species[37]; chlorocalcite[38], a mineral species[39]; chlormayenite[40], a mineral species[41]; and chlorartinite[42], a mineral species[43].
Why It Matters
chlorine draws 3,862 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #32 of 144).[2] chlorine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] chlorine is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for chlorine include chlorargyrite[30], a mineral species[31]; calclacite[32], a mineral species[33]; bismoclite[34], a mineral species[35]; chlorapatite[36], a mineral species[37]; chlorocalcite[38], a mineral species[39]; and chlormayenite[40], a mineral species[41].