chlorine

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Chlorine

sulphur or sulfur${\displaystyle \longleftarrow }$ 17 ${\displaystyle \longrightarrow }$argon

• IPA ^(key): /ˈklɔriːn/

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• Hyphenation: chlo‧rine

1. (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
2. (uncountable) Chlorine can mean something that contains chlorine, but is not chlorine as an element

   Drinking water and swimming pool water is chlorinated to make it clean.

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