Chlorine

Synonyms: None

Symbol: Cl

Atomic mass: 35.453 g/mol

Element number 17 in the Periodic Table. Valence number: 1,3,5 and 7. Electronegativity: 3.2

MP= -101^o C; BP= -34.05^o C; CAS-number: 7782-50-5 (for Cl₂) MV for Cl₂= 70,91;

Chlorine (Cl₂) is a yellow-green toxic gas. The most common chlorine compound is sodium chloride. Chlorine is soluble in water approx. 2.4 volume of chlorine in 1 volume of water. Chlorine is a component of selevral natural compounds as phomopsine, termorigenic mycotoxins and ochratoxins. When the chlorine atom gain an electron the chloride ion (Cl^-) is created.

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