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[Yohannes DA]

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In my chemistry text it says that '2Cl represents 2 atoms of Chlorine' But 1mol of Cl has 6.02x10^23 atoms

How could 2Cl only represent only 2 atoms?

 

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Edited August 7, 2010 by Yohannes DA

[Horza2002]

ok, so 2Cl means that you have two atoms of chlorine. If u like, the units of the 2 are atoms. The number two here is NOT saying you have 2moles of Cl; is it saying you have two atoms of chlorine.

[Yohannes DA]

Could you clarify it a bit?

And yes it says that it has only 2 atoms of chlorine or take 2Fe because chlorine's nature is in molecular form-- Cl₂

[Fuzzwood]

Same answer. You don't ask for 2mol Fe but for 2Fe which means 2 atoms of iron.