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chlorine-36

chlorine-36 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.

Noun

chlorine-36 (uncountable)

  1. 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

Questions about chlorine-36

What does chlorine-36 mean?
Chlorine-36 means 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.
What part of speech is chlorine-36?
Chlorine-36 is a noun.

Words near chlorine-36 in the dictionary

  1. chlorine oxides
  2. chlorine pentafluoride
  3. chlorine trifluoride
  4. chlorine water
  5. chlorine-35
  6. chlorine-36
  7. chlorine-37
  8. chlorineless
  9. chlorinelike
  10. chlorines
  11. chloriney

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