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chlorine-36

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
chlo-rine-36
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-lived radioactive isotope of chlorine, 3617Cl, having seventeen protons and nineteen neutrons, and a half-life of 3x10⁵ years; it can be used to date samples of groundwater

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

chlorine-35 chlorine-37

Frequently Paired Words

chlorine-35 chlorine-37

Questions

What does chlorine-36 mean?
A long-lived radioactive isotope of chlorine, 3617Cl, having seventeen protons and nineteen neutrons, and a half-life of 3x10⁵ years; it can be used to date samples of groundwater

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