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Question
Which inert gas electron configuration do the Cl atoms in Cl2 molecule resemble? What is this electron configuration?
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Solution
The chlorine (Cl) atoms in a (Cl2) molecule share a pair of electrons to complete their outer octets. By doing so, each Cl atom resembles the electron configuration of the noble gas argon (Ar). The electronic configuration is 2, 8, 8.
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