IChwenzi
Appearance
IChwenzi inhlwa eyisiqa enophawu Cl kanye nenani lobuchwe eliyi- 17. Ecansini lezinhlwa litholakala phakathi koFusihwe nombhulufu futhi izakhi zalo ziphakathi nendawo kuzo. Ichwenzi liwuhowo oluphuzi sakuhlaza ezingeni lokushisa legumbi. Liyinhlwa esabela kalula futhi liyisenzi esithuhlayo esinamandla: phakathi kwezinhlwa, ilona elinobudududu benzuba obuphezulu futhi lingelesithathu ngemuva kwesOhwe neFusihwe ezinobunzubanxele (electronegativity) emlinganisweni ka-Pauling obuyekeziwe.