AN X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF LIQUID CHLORINE

The static structure of liquid chlorine at room temperature is investi gated by means of X-ray diffraction. From comparisons with previous ne utron and X-ray data, it appears that most of the discrepancies presen t in the liquid structure factor between neutron and X-ray studies hav e been removed. Some experimental difference in the two structure fact ors still remains and one possible explanation is that the electron de nsity distribution of liquid chlorine differs from that derived within the independent atom approximation.