Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between ...
and
oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...
can
bond in a number of ways:
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chlorine monoxide radical, , chlorine (II) oxide radical
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chloroperoxyl radical, , chlorine (II) peroxide radical
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chlorine dioxide
Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula ClO2 that exists as yellowish-green gas above 11 °C, a reddish-brown liquid between 11 °C and −59 °C, and as bright orange crystals below −59 °C. It is usually ...
, , chlorine (IV) oxide
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chlorine trioxide radical, , chlorine (VI) oxide radical
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chlorine tetroxide radical, , chlorine (VII) oxide radical
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dichlorine monoxide
Dichlorine monoxide (IUPAC name: oxygen dichloride) is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula Cl2O. It was first synthesised in 1834 by Antoine Jérôme Balard, who along with Gay-Lussac also determined its composition. In older liter ...
, , chlorine (I) oxide
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chlorine peroxide, , dimer of chlorine monoxide radical or ClO dimer, chlorine (I) peroxide
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chloryl chloride, , chlorine (0,IV) oxide
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chlorine chlorite, , chlorine (I,III) oxide
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dichlorine trioxide, as , chlorine (III,V) oxide
**dichlorine trioxide, as possible isomer , chlorine (I,V) oxide
**dichlorine trioxide, as hypothetical isomer , chlorine (III) oxide
*dichlorine tetroxide, also known as
chlorine perchlorate, or , chlorine (I,VII) oxide
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dichlorine pentoxide, or , is hypothetical
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dichlorine hexoxide or chloryl perchlorate, or , chlorine (V,VII) oxide
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dichlorine heptoxide, , chlorine (VII) oxide
*dichlorine octoxide, chlorine (VII) oxide peroxide or dimer of chlorine tetroxide radical, or
Several ions are also chlorine oxides:
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chloryl,
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perchloryl,
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hypochlorite,
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chlorite
The chlorite ion, or chlorine dioxide anion, is the halite (oxyanion), halite with the chemical formula of . A chlorite (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in the oxidation state of +3. Chlorites are also known as s ...
,
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chlorate
Chlorate is the common name of the anion, whose chlorine atom is in the +5 oxidation state. The term can also refer to chemical compounds containing this anion, with Chlorate#Compounds (salts), chlorates being the salt (chemistry), salts of chlo ...
,
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perchlorate
A perchlorate is a chemical compound containing the perchlorate ion, , the conjugate base of perchloric acid (ionic perchlorate). As counterions, there can be metal cations, quaternary ammonium cations or other ions, for example, nitronium cat ...
,
See also
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Oxygen fluoride(s),
bromine oxide
Bromine can form several different oxides:
* Dibromine monoxide (Br2O)
* Bromine dioxide (BrO2)
* Dibromine trioxide (Br2O3)
* Dibromine pentoxide (Br2O5)
* Tribromine octoxide (Br3O8)
Also, a number of ions are bromine oxides:
* Hypobromite ...
(s),
iodine oxide(s) – analogous oxygen halide and halogen oxides
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Sulfur fluoride(s),
sulfur chloride(s),
sulfur bromide(s),
sulfur iodide(s) – analogous sulfur halides, some of which are valence isoelectronic with chlorine oxides.
References
Chlorine oxoacids and structure of dichlorine oxides. Chem. Educator, Vol. 16, 2011, vol. 16, pp. 275—278
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