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Sodium Chloride does not have free electrons normally,
Sodium with electron arrangement: 2,8,1
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Chlorine with electron arrangement: 2,8,7
When they react
Sodium ionises to 2,8 ( Ne)
Chlorine gains the free electron to ionise to 2,8,8 (Ar)
Forming Sodium Chloride or Na+CL-
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∙ 9y agoSodium chloride is a compound, is neutral.
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∙ 10y agoSodium is a metal and form the cation Na+.
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∙ 10y agoBecause sodium ion is positive, chlorine ion is negative and the combination is of course neutral.
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∙ 9y agoSodium chloride is neutral.
The cation Na+ is positive.
The anion Cl- is negative.
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∙ 8y agoSodium is a cation (positive) and chlorine is an anion (negative).
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What atoms does the compound NaCl contain?
Sodium (Na) has the positive charge; the chloride ion (Cl) has the negative charge.
Can you explain formation of sodium chloride from sodium and chloride ions?
Sodium ions have positive charge whereas chloride ions have negative charge. They alternatively form electrostatic bonds to create the NaCl lattice which is ionic.
What is the charge of Na in NaCl?
Sodium chloride is a lattice.Sodium ion is the positive ion.
What is the difference between a sodium and chloride ions?
Sodium has a positive charge of 1 while Chlorine has a negative charge of 1 when it is in its ionic form.
Is sodium chloride positive or negative?
Sodium chloride is neutral.
When Na positive and Cl negative unite to form sodium chloride the compound formed has what charge?
its either positive or neutral
Why is sodium chloride not charged?
Sodium Chloride(NaCl) is not charged because sodium has a +1 charge while chloride has a -1 charge. This causes a balance in charge so the resulting compound is neutral(no charge)
What is the net electrical charge of sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride is neutral.
Why are water molecules attracted to sodium chlorine?
Water molecules are attracted to sodium chloride because water is a polar charge. Slightly positive and slightly negative ends on H2O, the sodium chloride Na+ and Cl- attracts to the opposing charge on the water molecule
Why do solid crystals of salt dissolve so readily in water?
Salt disassociates in water because hydrogen molecules are slightly positive charge and pulls away the chloride ions (a negative charge ion) and the oxygen molecules are slightly negative charge and will attract the sodium ions (a positive charge ion) dissolving the sodium chloride into the water.
How is the bonding in calcium oxide different from the bonding in sodium chloride?
calcium is mdonating one electron to each chloride. This makes the calcium a positive charge and the chloride a negative charge. This is called ionic bonding (CaCl2)
What is the charge of the NaCl molecule?
Sodium chloride is a compound, not an element; sodium chloride is electrically neutral.
