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chlorine

Name(s) chlorine
Scientific name(s) cl; molecular chlorine; dichlorine; bertholite; chloor; cloro
Formula CL2
Molecular mass 70.906
IUPAC name molecular chlorine; dichlorane
INCHI InChI=1S/Cl2/c1-2
SMILE ClCl
CAS ID 7782-50-5
PubChem ID 24526
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 29310
Description Bleaching agent for flour [DFC]_x000D_ _x000D_ Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. [Wikipedia]. Chlorine is found in many foods, some of which are french plantain, cottonseed, common walnut, and gram bean.