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If an atom of chlorine (CI) were to ionize, it would
electron(s).

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As per being a Group 7 element, it would gain one electron, which changes it's charge to 1-. It is therefore negatively charged, having a full outer shell of 8, having its electronic structure to be at 2,8,8.

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