chlorine

Summary

chlorine is a chemical element^[1]. chlorine draws 1,465 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 part of period 3^[11].
• chlorine is part of halogens^[12].
• chlorine's Commons category is recorded as Chlorine^[13].
• chlorine's Unicode character is recorded as 氯^[14].
• chlorine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1774^[15].
• chlorine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chlorine^[16].
• chlorine's Commons gallery is recorded as Chlorine^[17].
• chlorine's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+17'}^[18].
• chlorine's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[19].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}^[20].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[21].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[22].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[23].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[24].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[25].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[26].
• chlorine's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4], essential medicine^[5], and lithophile^[6]. Recorded subclass of include diatomic nonmetal^[9] and halogens^[10].

Origins

green is named after chlorine^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 3^[11], a period^[28] and halogens^[12], 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]; chlorocalcite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; chlormayenite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; chlorapatite^[40], a mineral species^[41]; and chlorartinite^[42], a mineral species^[43].

Why It Matters

chlorine draws 1,465 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 44 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]; chlorocalcite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; chlormayenite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and chlorapatite^[40], a mineral species^[41].