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Well...depends who you ask :P.
I guess two. Sodium Chloride is NaCl. It's an "ionic compound" which means the atoms are not covalently bonded, they actually exist as Na+ and Cl-.
At this point, it's worth mentioning that an ion is any charged species. Positive or negative, they're both ions.
The reason it's a bone of contention is because bonding is not black and white. Covalent or ionic...it's a sliding scale and you can't just say where one begins and the other ends. That said, it is widely accepted that NaCl is a highly ionic bond.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium has an ionic charge of a +1 cation, and chlorine has an ionic charge of -1 anion. So in order for the ionic compound to reach neutrality there must be one of each ion, (+1) + (-1) = 0. So the compound is NaCl (sodium chloride). So to answer your question, there is one sodium ion in each molecule of sodium chloride.
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∙ 12y agoThere are one Sodium and one Chlorine ion in Sodium Chloride. They have charges of 1+ and 1- respectively, and the compound is NaCl.
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How does the strength of the attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions compare with the strength of the attraction between the sodium ions and chloride ions?
Attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions OSS less than the attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions.
How many sodium ions in 2.00 mol of NaCI?
There are two moles of sodium ions in two moles of sodium chloride.
What types of ions are presented in salt?
In a slat positive ions and negative ions. In common salt, sodium chloride, sodium ions, Na+ and chloride ions Cl-
What happend to the sodium chloride crystals when added to 5ml of water?
water molecule will splits sodium chloride to sodium ions and chloride ions via hydrogen bonding.
What holds the ions in sodium chloride together?
The positive sodium ions and negative chloride ions attract each other.
Sodium chloride is formed from ions and chloride?
Not quite right. Sodium chloride is formed from sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-)
Does sodium ions plus chloride ions equal sodium chloride?
Yes, sodium chloride is NaCl.
How can you describe the arrangement of sodium ions and chloride ions in a crystal of sodium ions?
The lattice of sodium chloride is face-centered cubic. The chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium cations.
How does the strength of the attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions compare with the strength of the attraction between the sodium ions and chloride ions?
Attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions OSS less than the attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions.
How many sodium ions in 2.00 mol of NaCI?
There are two moles of sodium ions in two moles of sodium chloride.
Why will molten Sodium Chloride undergo electrolysis?
Molten sodium chloride consists of sodium ions and chloride ions and is therefore a conductor of electricity- and can be electrlysed.
Is sodium chloride ionized?
Yes, ions of sodium (+) and chloride (-) in solution.
How are sodium and chloride ions seprated from sodium chloride?
- in water solutiom
What element combined with chloride ion would form an ionic compound?
Chloride ions would form elements with ions of metallic elements. For example, with sodium ions, chloride ions form sodium chloride.
What types of ions are presented in salt?
In a slat positive ions and negative ions. In common salt, sodium chloride, sodium ions, Na+ and chloride ions Cl-
How many chloride ions combine with a single sodium ion?
It is a lattice. There are 6 cl- ions around a sodium ion.
The attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions form what kind of bond?
Sodium chloride has an ionic bond.
