What is the difference between these symbols and what information they carry

Cl, Cl- , (Cl)2

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Solution

Cl- chlorine with atomic number 17

Cl(-) - it is chlorine ion.It is formed when chlorine take one electron from other atom.

cl2 - it is a diatomic molecule.

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