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Sodium and Chlorine are chemically unstable due to the amount of electrons each has in the outer shells (also known as layers) of their atoms.
Sodium has 11 electrons.
First shell: 2 electrons
Second shell: 8 electrons
Third shell: 1 electron
As the number of electrons in the last shell is not 8 and as the shell is not full Sodium is chemically unstable.
Chlorine has 17 electrons. They are arranged like this:
First shell: 2 electrons
Second shell: 8 electrons
Third shell: 7 electrons
The number of electrons in the last shell is not 8, and the shell is not full, and thus, chlorine is chemically unstable.
To give an example of a chemically stable element, Argon has 8 atoms in its last shell, which is why it is chemically stable and therefore does not react with any element.
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What elements do salt contain?
Regular salt is made up of two elements from the periodic table. These two periodic elements are chlorine and sodium.
What is made from elements sodium and chlorine?
sodium chloride
How do the elements sodium and chlorine produce the compound sodium chloride?
The elements sodium and chlorine undergo a chemical reaction which produces sodium chloride. 2Na + Cl2 --> 2NaCl
What elements are represented in NaCl?
Sodium (Na) Chlorine (Cl)
What are the elements found in sodium chlorate?
sodium, chlorine and oxygen
What elements are in sodium chlorine?
Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl) are both elements. There is no such thing/compound as "sodium chlorine" Table salt is "Sodium Chloride" (NaCl).
How is chlorine and sodium?
Chlorine and sodium are natural chemical elements.
How can two unstable elements such as sodium and chlorine combine to make a stable compound?
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What elements do salt contain?
Regular salt is made up of two elements from the periodic table. These two periodic elements are chlorine and sodium.
What elements are in NaCl?
Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl) are the elements that make up NaCl otherwise known as Sodium Chloride.
The compound sodium chloride is what elements?
sodium and chlorine
What is made from elements sodium and chlorine?
sodium chloride
How do the elements sodium and chlorine produce the compound sodium chloride?
The elements sodium and chlorine undergo a chemical reaction which produces sodium chloride. 2Na + Cl2 --> 2NaCl
Which two elements are in sodium chloride?
i believe its commonly known as table salt
What elements are in sodium chloride other than sodium and chloride?
Sodium and chlorine are the only elements in sodium chloride.
What elements are represented in NaCl?
Sodium (Na) Chlorine (Cl)
What are NaCl elements?
Sodium chloride contain sodium and chlorine.
