The Emergence Machine

Chlorine

abstract · Chemistry · Level 5 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Chlorine is the fundamental building block of matter, a collection of particles that occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, which is represented by the symbol Cl and has an atomic number of 17.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “chlorine” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “chlorine”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
chlorine
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0ChlorineSymbolMeaningFormInformationStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesChlorineL5MatterL1SymbolL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Matter L1 (requires)
    chlorine requires understanding matter as a foundational concept
  • Symbol L4 (requires)
    Chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.