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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds1 Mark
Question
In electron dot structure, the valence shell electrons are represented by crosses or dots.
  1. The atomic number of chlorine is 17. Write its electronic configuration.
  2. Draw the electron dot structure of chlorine molecule.
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Answer

  1. Atomic number of chlorine atom is 17. Hence the electronic configuration of Cl (17) would be;
$\text{K L M}\\2\ \ \ 8\ \ \ 7$
  1. Chlorine molecule is formed by formation of single covalent bond between two chlorine atoms. The electron dot structure of chlorine molecule is:
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