Cl

Halogen's periodic abbreviation

Cl is the chemical symbol for chlorine, element 17 on the periodic table.

In chemical formulas and equations, it represents a chlorine atom: NaCl (sodium chloride, table salt), Cl₂ (chlorine gas).

The symbol appears throughout chemistry, medicine, and water treatment contexts.

chemical

chlorine

Halogen disinfectant element

gas · disinfectant · bleach · water treatment · oxidizer · reagent · sanitizer · pungent · reactive · ion

Opposites
electronegativity/electron behavior

ClK

Eleventh alphabet letter

alkali metals · Li · cations · metals · transition metals

reactivity/chemical behavior

Clnoble gases

Nonreactive elemental group

inert gases · Rn

biological/environmental effect

ClO

Fifteenth alphabet character

C · N · essential nutrients

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