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{{Element | name="Chlorine" | symbol=Cl | anumber=17 | amass=35.5 amu | state=gas | class=Non-metal | cstructure=Orthorhombic | color=green-yellow | date=1774 | discname="[[Carl" Wilhelm Scheele]] | origname="From" the Greek ''khlôros'', refers to the color. | uses=Chlorine is a common component of plastics and is a water purifier commonly used in swimming pools. It is also a bleach. | obtained=Electrolyzed brine}}
{{Element | name="Chlorine" | symbol=Cl | anumber=17 | amass=35.5 amu | state=gas | class=Non-metal | cstructure=Orthorhombic | color=green-yellow | date=1774 | discname="[[Carl" Wilhelm Scheele]] | origname="From" the Greek ''khlôros'', refers to the color. | uses=Chlorine is a common component of plastics and is a water purifier commonly used in swimming pools. It is also a bleach. | obtained=Electrolyzed brine}}
'''Chlorine''' is in Group 7 of the periodic table, making it a [[halogen]] along with such elements as [[fluorine]], [[bromine]] and [[iodine]]. It has an atomic number of 17. Like other halogens, it is reactive to most metals and is never found free in nature. The chlorine molecule (Cl<sub>2</sub>) contains two chlorine atoms bonded together.
'''Chlorine''' is in Group 7 of the periodic table, making it a [[halogen]] along with such elements as [[fluorine]], [[bromine]] and [[iodine]]. It has an atomic number of 17. Like other halogens, it is reactive to most metals and is never found free in nature. The chlorine molecule (Cl<sub>2</sub>) contains two chlorine atoms bonded together.
==Compounds==
Compounds of chlorine are called chlorides. Common chlorides include:
* Ammonium chloride
* Calcium chloride
* Lithium chloride
* Potassium chloride
* Sodium chloride
==Uses==
==Uses==