The atomic number is shown below the chemical symbol, and the mass number is shown above. In this example the atomic number is 17 and the mass number is 35. This means that each of these atoms has: ...

For example, the atomic number of chlorine is 17. Every chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons. It has 17 positive charges and 17 negative charges, meaning that it is neutral overall.

Chlorine is a halogen in group VII A of the periodic table with atomic number 17, an atomic weight of 35.45, and a density of 1.56 Mg/m 3. In the solid state it forms a tretragonal crystal with a ...