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The name "chlorine" originates from the Greek word "chloros," meaning greenish-yellow. This is due to the color of chlorine gas, which was first observed by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774. The element was officially named "chlorine" by Sir Humphry Davy in 1810.

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