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Write the electronic configuration of a chlorine atom.


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The placement of electrons in different shells around the nucleus of the atom of an element is known as electronic configuration.
An atomic number of a Chlorine (Cl)atom is 17.
The formula to find the electronic configuration in different shells is 2n2.
The electronic configuration of chlorine is K shell = 2, L shell = 8, M shell = 7.


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