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Why is chlorine called non-metal?​

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\color{green}Chlorine\: is \:a \:nonmetal \\\color{green}\:because \\\color{green}\:it \:does \:not \:have\: the \:characteristics\: of\: a \:metal.\\\color{green}\: It \:cannot\: \:conduct\: electricity,\: \\\color{green}it \:is \:not \:flexible,\: and \:it \:is \:not\: hard

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