Chemistry, 09.12.2019 08:31, finedock

Every chlorine atom has(1) 7 electrons (2) 17 neutrons(3) a mass number of 35 (4) an atomic number of 17

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answered: TabbyKun00

Every chlorine atom has $\boxed{\left(4\right){\text{ an atomic number of 17}}}$

Further explanation:

The smallest particle that is the building block of matter is known as an atom. Most of the space in an atom is empty and its mass is concentrated inside a small region called the nucleus.

Protons, electrons, and neutrons are the three subatomic particles that are present in the atom. Electrons revolve around the nucleus in definite orbits.

An atom is also written as $_{\text{Z}}^{\text{A}}{\text{X}}$ , where A is the atomic mass or mass number, Z is the atomic number and X is the letter symbol of the element.

Atomic number is equal to the number of protons present in the nucleus of the atom. Atomic mass is the total number of nucleons (protons and neutrons) within the atomic nucleus. It is also known as the mass number.

Isotopes:

Atoms of the same element with same atomic number but different mass numbers are called isotopes. These have the same number of protons but the number of neutrons is different. For example, $_{\text{6}}^{{\text{11}}}{\text{C}}$ and $_{\text{6}}^{{\text{12}}}{\text{C}}$ form isotopes of the same element carbon. These have the same atomic numbers (6) but different mass numbers (11 for $_{\text{6}}^{{\text{11}}}{\text{C}}$ and 12 for $_{\text{6}}^{{\text{12}}}{\text{C}}$ ).

Atomic number of any element is equal to the number of protons in it. But in case of neutral atom, it is also equal to the number of electrons. The atomic number of chlorine is 17 so the number of electrons in it is also 17 and therefore statement (1) is incorrect.

Chlorine exists in different isotopic forms that have different mass numbers so number of neutrons of every chlorine atom cannot always be the same. Therefore statements (2) and (3) are incorrect.

According to the position of chlorine in the periodic table, it is clear that its atomic number is 17. Every element has its own characteristic atomic number that is used to distinguish it from other elements. So every chlorine atom has an atomic number of 17. Therefore statement (4) is correct.

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Grade: High School

Subject: Chemistry

Chapter: Atomic Structure

Keywords: chlorine, atomic number, mass number, 17, periodic table, isotopes, same element, protons, electrons, neutrons, position, periodic table.

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n has four pairs of electrons in the valence shell, electrons repel one another ,n has 7 protons in its nucleus, and since n has 7 protons, it must fill the second shell, giving it 4 pairs of electrons. the electrons form 3 bonds and 1 lone pair of electrons. each pair of electrons repels the other pairs, so they are equally far apart.

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