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What is the total number of electrons in the Chlorine molecule?(a) 17(b) 34(c) 18(d) 16This question was posed to me in an online interview.Query is from Bonding in Some Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules in chapter Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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The CORRECT option is (b) 34

The BEST I can explain: A Chlorine atom is MADE up of 17 electrons. When two Chlorine atoms share an electron covalently, the Chlorine molecule is formed. So the Chlorine molecule Cl2 has a TOTAL of 17 + 17 atoms = 34 atoms.



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