Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) Chlorine
Chlorine belongs to Group 17 (also called the halogens) of the periodic table.
Chlorine has two naturally occurring isotopes: chlorine-35 (35Cl) and chlorine-37 (37Cl).
Chlorine has the atomic number 17 and the chemical symbol Cl. Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by extracting it from hydrochloric acid.
The halogens are located on the left of the noble gases on the periodic table.
These five toxic, non-metallic elements make up Group 17 of the periodic table and consist of: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At).
Halogens form diatomic molecules (of the form X2, where X denotes a halogen atom) in their elemental states.