NaCl or table salt
Sodium chloride is commonly known as table salt, a compound made of sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-).
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Sodium chloride is an ionic salt.
The correct term for ionic salts (as sodium chloride) is formula unit, not molecule; sodium chloride form very large structural lattices.
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sodium chloride
Sodium chloride is NaCl. Sodium hypochlorite is NaClO.
Sodium chloride is an ionic compound; the term "molecule" is not adequate because NaCl form large lattices.
The term molecule is not adequate for sodium chloride because NaCl form large lattices. More exact is formula unit - NaCl.
Sodium chloride has two atoms in the formula unit (NaCl): sodium and chlorine.
Sodium chloride is a compound.
Sodium chloride is not a cause of cancer.