'Cl2' does NOT appear in the Periodic Table.
'Cl' is the element symbol for chlorine, which DOES appear in the Periodic Table.
'Cl2' is one molecule of the gas chlorine. ' Cl2' means two atoms of chlorine covalently bonded together.
Cl2 can be structurally written as ' Cl-Cl ' . It is a diatomic molecule. Diatomic ; contains two atoms.
All gases except the Noble(Inert) gases are either diatomic of polyatomic.
The Noble(Inert) gases are monatomic ; exist is single atoms.
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