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when given the symbol Cl-37, what is the mass and charge of this symbol?mass is 37 and charge is 37mass is 17 and charge is 37mass is 0 and charge is 0mass is 37 and charge is 17

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Given the symbol Cl-37, the element is Cl, but there is no information about its charge. When this is like that, it is implicit it is an atom, that is, it is neutral, its charge is 0.

The number indicates is the mass number, so its mass is 37.

So, mass is 37 and charge is 0.

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