The molecular mass for chlorine is not an integer multiple of the molecular mass of hydrogen but is about 35.5 times the molecular mass of hydrogen. This is primarily because:
A) of the binding energy of the chlorine nucleus.
B) there are different isotopes of chlorine.
C) the chlorine nucleus has 35.5 nucleons.
D) the proton and neutron have different masses.
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