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Is Chlorine a metal or a non-metal?


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Metal and non-metal:

  1. In nature, metals are electropositive elements that may transfer electrons. They are hard and strong, malleable and ductile, and good electrical conductors.
  2. In nature, non-metals are compounds that can take electrons, i.e. they are electronegative.
  3. They are neither malleable nor ductile, and they are poor electrical conductors.
  4. Chlorine is a yellowish-green gas that is particularly reactive in nature, reacting with a variety of metals to generate a variety of compounds
  5. It has an atomic number=17 with an electronic configuration=1s22s22p63s23p5. It has seven valence electrons and requires one more to complete its octet.
  6. Under normal circumstances, elemental chlorine is a bimolecular gas. It generally accepts electrons i.e. an oxidant which is a non- metal's common property.

Therefore, Chlorine is a non-metal.


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