What is chlorine?
Chlorine is a greenish-yellow gas which has a symbol of Cl on the periodic table. it has an atomic number of 17 and mass number of 35.45g.
Background Information
The founder of the chemical Chlorine is Carl Wilhelm Scheele who was a Swedish chemist born on 9th December 1742 and died on 21st may 1786. As well as chlorine he discovered Manganese and Oxygen. Chlorine was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele but named by Humphry Davy. The word chlorine from the Greek word "chloros" meaning "pale green".
Chlorine is a greenish-yellow gas which has a symbol of Cl on the periodic table. it has an atomic number of 17 and mass number of 35.45g.
Background Information
The founder of the chemical Chlorine is Carl Wilhelm Scheele who was a Swedish chemist born on 9th December 1742 and died on 21st may 1786. As well as chlorine he discovered Manganese and Oxygen. Chlorine was discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele but named by Humphry Davy. The word chlorine from the Greek word "chloros" meaning "pale green".