Inorganic Chemistry

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how many oxidation states does chlorine have

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Oxidation state	Name	Formula	Example compounds
−1	chlorides	Cl⁻	ionic chlorides, organic chlorides, hydrochloric acid
0	chlorine	Cl₂	elemental chlorine
+1	hypochlorites	ClO⁻	sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite
+3	chlorites	ClO−2	sodium chlorite
+4	chlorine dioxide	ClO₂
+5	chlorates	ClO−3	sodium chlorate, potassium chlorate, chloric acid
+7	perchlorates	ClO−4	potassium perchlorate, perchloric acid, magnesium perchlorate organic perchlorates, ammonium perchlorate, dichlorine heptoxide

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