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Why is chlorine bonded by a single covalent bond, but Oxygen bonded by a double covalent bond?

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  • 11-12-2020

Answer:

chlorine is a non-metal.

Explanation:

a chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell. chlorine is in group 7 of the periodic table. two chlorine atoms will each share one electron to get a full outer shell and form a stable cl2 molecule.

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