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Chlorine has 17 electrons, distributed in the following way:

2 in first shell

8 in second shell

7 in third (outer) shell

Therefore Chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell.

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What information does the atomic number of an element give you?

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What does the atomic number tells you?

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What is an atomic number equal to?

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In a neutral atom is the number of protons equal to the number of electrons?

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How many electrons and What is the atomic mass and number in chlorine?

17 electrons - atomic mass 35.5 and atomic number 17


How would you use the Periodic Table to find out how many electrons are in a chlorine atom?

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How many are there electrons in Chlorine?

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What is the symbol and number of electrons in a neutral atom of colorine?

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How many electrons does chlorine-37 have?

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How many electrons are in chlorine?

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How much electrons are in chlorine?

Chlorine has seven (7) valence electrons and seventeen (17) electrons total in its ground state (not an ion or isotope).


How many core electrons in Cl?

The number of core electrons in chlorine is 10.


How many electrons are in the following species 35Cl1?

The species 35Cl1 refers to a chlorine atom with 17 electrons because the atomic number of chlorine is 17.


Does chlorine have 6 electrons?

it has 6 valance electrons, the number of electrons can be determined by the number of protons it has, which is the same as it's atomic number.


What is the number of electrons in chlorine-35?

Chlorine is a non metal element. There are 17 electrons in a single atom.