{{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=Salt Electrolyzed brine}}
'''Chlorine''' is in Group 7 of the periodic table, making it a [[halogen]] along with such elements as [[fluorine]], [[bromine]] or amd [[iodine]]. It has an atomic number of 17.Like other halogens, it is reactive to most metals and is never found free in nature. It will always be found in a compound, and even after it effervesces from an electrolyzed solution, it will form a compound consisting of two chlorine atoms bonded together.
Chlorine The primary use of chlorine is most commonly used to clean swimming pools; however, some people may have allergic reactions to in the chlorine production of various plastics and hence may not be able to use the poolartificial fibers, such as polyvinyl chloride. Chlorine can is also be used to make table salt; hydrochloric acid as a disinfectant for public water supplies and is reacted an important component of several pharmaceuticals. Chlorine can also bond with sodium hydroxide an oxygen atom to form NaClsodium hypocrite, which acts as a bleach<ref> http://www.eurochlor.org/products </ref>. <references/>