Chlorine The electron configuration of a chlorine atom is

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Chlorine The electron configuration of a chlorine atom is [Ne]3 s 2 3 p 5 . When it gains an electron and becomes an ion, its electron configuration changes to [Ne]3 s 2 3 p 6 , or [Ar], the electron configuration for argon. Has the chlorine atom changed to an argon atom? Explain.

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