Chlorine combined with two negative atom or 1 positive and other negative atom to form cl2 molecule?

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Meave60
Apr 24, 2018

Neither.

Explanation:

The #"Cl"_2"# molecule if formed when two neutral chlorine atoms share a pair of electrons in a covalent bond. Each chlorine atom has seven valence electrons and needs one more to have an octet and become stable. They do this by sharing a pair of electrons between the two chlorine atoms.

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