Question

Chlorine molecule is formed by mutually sharing a pair of electrons.a) Which type of bond is formed between them?

b) Represent the bond formation in chorine using symbols. c) What is the valency of Chlorine. ( hint: atomic number of Cl = 17)​

Answer 1

1 Answer. (a) Covalent bond; Because whenever two atoms of the same element combine to form a molecule, a covalent bond is formed. (b) The atomic number of chlorine is 17, so its electronic configuration is 2,8,7.

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