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In chlorine atom, how many electrons are short of the argon configuration?

A

One

B

Two

C

Three

D

Four

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(a) `underset(17).Cl+underset("electron")underset("One")(e^(-)) to underset([._(18)Ar])(Cl^(-))` Chlorine is short of one electron only in elecronic configuration in comparison with argon.
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