Question

What is the differences between 2cl,cl2,4cl?

Answer 1

Answer:

2Cl means 2 atoms of chlorine

Similarly 4Cl means 4 atoms of chlorine

Whereas Cl2 means 1 molecules of chlorine having 2 atoms.

You can explain the molecules in terms of atoms but not the vice versa.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Cl2 is a diatomic molecule, whereas 2Cl means 2 units of a negatively charged chlorine anion in a chemical equation. The 2 in front of 2Cl just means that there are 2 single chlorine ions. ... The 2 written in Cl2 means that there are two chlorine atoms covalently bonded to form a chlorine molecules .