chlorine atom

collocation in English

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chlorine
noun[U]
uk
/ˈklɔː.riːn/us
/ˈklɔːr.iːn/
a chemical element that is a greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell, added to water in order to kill organisms that might ...
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atom
noun[C]
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/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition ofchlorineandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is because the atomic radius of an atom of iodine is much larger than that of achlorineatom.
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Upon collision with a neutrino, achlorineatomtransforms into a radioactive isotope of argon, which can then be extracted and counted.
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In this particular example, the electron binding energy has the same magnitude as the electron affinity for the neutralchlorineatom.
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This high permeation resistance to small molecules is a consequence of the free volume occupied by thechlorineatomon the polymer chain.
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In a sharp contrast to true fluorocarbons, thechlorineatomproduces a chlorine radical which degrades ozone.
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Achlorineatomis generated from elemental chlorine, which abstracts a hydrogen atom from methane, resulting in the formation of hydrogen chloride.
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Achlorineatomhas seven electrons in its outer electron shell, the first and second shells being filled with two and eight electrons respectively.
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Numerous atoms and compounds can replace thechlorineatomin trifluoroacetyl chloride.
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Since thechlorineatomis much more electronegative than the hydrogen atom, the covalent bond between the two atoms is quite polar.
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Finally, the least one attacks another chlorine molecule to produce a sulfonyl chloride and a newchlorineatomwhich continues the reaction chain.
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Its configuration then resembles that of achlorineatom.
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It is a silane, with a silicon atom bonded to two methyl groups, achlorineatom, and a hydrogen atom.
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A simple example is provided by the effect of replacing the hydrogen atoms in acetic acid by the more electronegativechlorineatom.
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The monomers of the former differs from that of latter structurally by having achlorineatomreplacing one of the fluorine atoms.
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Moving thechlorineatomaround the ring reduces the potency significantly.
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Avoparcin is a mixture of two closely related chemical compounds, known as -avoparcin and -avoparcin, which differ by the presence of an additionalchlorineatomin -avoparcin.
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When thechlorineatomis just one carbon removed from the carboxylic acid group the acidity of the compound increases significantly, compared to butanoic acid (a.k.a. butyric acid).
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For instance, tertiary alcohols react with hydrochloric acid to produce tertiary alkyl halides, where the hydroxyl group is replaced by achlorineatomby unimolecular nucleophilic substitution.
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This either expels a chloride ion and the resulting aryl radical extracts a hydrogen atom from the solvent or immediately becomes protonated, leading to the loss of achlorineatom.
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In both structures the chlorine atoms are in a face-centered array.
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There are 135 congeners (derivatives differing only in the number and location of chlorine atoms).
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The rest of the unaccounted carbon bonds are occupied by chlorine atoms.
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