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Which inert gas electron configuration do the Cl atoms in $C l_{2}$ molecule resemble? What is the electron configuration?

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Argon is the inert gas that resembles the electronic configuration of Cl atoms in a $C l_{2}$ molecule. This electronic configuration is K = 2, L = 8, M = 8.

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