0
The formula for salt is NaCl, and chlorine is not harmful to us in ion form, if it was gas it would be a different story. Plus there is only a tiny amount.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoBy definition the table salt we consume is sodium chloride. It occurs naturally; nobody puts chlorine into it.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What happens to sodiums valence electron when sodium bonds with chlorine to form table salt?
The electron is transferred to chlorine.
What is chlorine an example of?
chlorine
Does chlorine contain salt?
No, chlorine is an element, consisting only of chlorine atoms. Common table salt contains chlorine in the form of the chloride ion (Cl-)
What happens to chlorine when it gains n atom from sodium?
It forms an ionic bond with sodium creating Salt, which has a lattice shape
Can I Mix salt in a chlorine pool?
Do you have a system installed at the equipment pad that will convert the salt to chlorine? If not, then NO!.
What happens when sodium and chlorine join?
It becomes salt, NaCl.
What happens when you mix chorine and salt what common compound does it come to?
Salt doesn't react with chlorine.
What happens to sodiums valence electron when sodium bonds with chlorine to form table salt?
The electron is transferred to chlorine.
The salt we eat is a compound of sodium and chlorine what the word equation for this reaction?
sodium+chloride-> salt
Would you eat chlorine?
No. For one thing chlorine in its elemental form is a gas and so can't be eaten. Second, it is highly toxic. However, you eat chlorine every day, every time you consume ordinary salt. Salt is a chemical combination of sodium and chlorine: sodium chloride.
Why don't some people eat salt?
Salt is put in some pools in order for the water to interact with a chlorine generator. a salt water pool produces chlorine automatically while it is running
What happens when you mix magnesium and chlorine?
You end up with magnesium chloride and salt water.
What happens in the chemical reaction that produces salt?
sodium and chlorine (Na and Cl) chemically combine
Table salt is made from sodium and chlorine which are poisonous Still you eat table salt without gettin poisonedExplain why?
We are able to eat table salt without getting poisoned because, when sodium and chlorine are mixed they form table salt, table salt is an compound & an compound has totally different properties than its constituents ,so the poisonous properties are changed n we are able to eat the table salt without getting poisoned....
Why will you not get sick if you eat sodium chloride even though chlorine is poisonous?
Because it is table salt
What halogen is in table salt?
Chlorine
What happens when you mix magnesium with chlorine bleach?
I believe you end up with magnesium chloride and salt water.
