Chlorine#17 Acid type

Chlorine (Cl) element facts for kids

Pool water smells like chlorine because a little of it is used to kill germs. Bleach is a chlorine mix, and table salt is sodium locked to chlorine. Chlorine gas is heavier than air and yellow-green.

Acidthe Pool Ghost

Battle stats

7 Toughness Gas or crumbly solid

+1 Power Grabs electrons from almost anything

3 Speed A gas that zips around

Real facts

1Pool smell is a little chlorine used to kill germs.
2Table salt is sodium locked to chlorine.
3The gas is yellow-green and heavier than air.

Moves

Bleach BurnHit

A clean hit.

Bleach is a chlorine mix that tears germs apart, which is why it disinfects.

Salt BondTeam

+2 if its partner is on your team.

Chlorine is the other half of table salt — it steals sodium’s leftover bit and they become the crystals on your fries.

Green CloudTrick

Small hit plus a status. Once per card. Causes: Foggy.

Chlorine gas is heavier than air, so it sinks and fills a space from the floor up.

Battle type

AcidHalogens.

Type bonus: Every hit poisons: 1 more damage at the end of the round.

Beats×2

MetalHalogens react with and corrode many metals. Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Halogen family: Salt-makers. They steal a leftover bit from metals to make salt.

Heavy Gas: Heavier than air, so it sinks and hugs the floor.

Bond buddies

On the same team, these cards boost each other. They are buddies because the elements join up in real chemistry.

Real life: saltSodium #011

Real life: acidHydrogen #001

Chlorine quick facts

Chlorine quick facts
Atomic number	17
Symbol	Cl
Family	Halogen
Group (column)	17
Period (row)	3
State at room temperature	Gas
Discovered	1774, Carl Wilhelm Scheele (shown to be an element by Humphry Davy in 1810)

Interesting facts about chlorine

Chlorine is a yellow-green gas that is heavier than air.
It is used to kill germs in swimming pools and drinking water.
Table salt is sodium chloride: chlorine joined to sodium.
Its name comes from chloros, the Greek word for pale green.

What are Chlorine's moves, and the real science behind them?

Bleach Burn

In the game: Burn / clean a status off an ally. The real science: Bleach is a chlorine mix that tears germs apart, which is why it disinfects.

Salt Bond

In the game: Team move: hits harder when Sodium, its bond buddy, is on your team. The real science: Chlorine is the other half of table salt — it steals sodium’s leftover bit and they become the crystals on your fries.

Green Cloud

In the game: Smother Light Gas and chip everyone. The real science: Chlorine gas is heavier than air, so it sinks and fills a space from the floor up.

What does Chlorine bond with?

Chlorine and Sodium: together in real life they make salt
Chlorine and Hydrogen: together in real life they make acid

Where does Chlorine fit among the nine types?

Chlorine is Acid type. Acid is the halogen type, the corrosive elements of group 17. It hits Metal cards for double damage. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Chlorine in the game
Elemon type	Acid
Trait	Heavy Gas
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Metal
Weak to (×2)	none
Resists (×½)	none
Type power	Every hit poisons: 1 more damage at the end of the round.

Want chlorine on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.