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Sodium chloride contains sodium ions, not metallic sodium. Hence they show different chemical properties and behaviour.

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What metal element is in sodium chloride?

This metal is sodium (Na).


Is sodium chloride two metals two nonmetals a metal and a nonmetal or a nonmetal and a noble gas?

Sodium chloride contains the metal sodium and the non metal chlorine.


Is the sodium chloride is a metal or non metal?

It is a non metal. It is an ionic compound.


Which best describes a compound such as sodium chloride?

a pure substance that can be separated into different elements by physical means


Which is an ionic compound water sugar carbon or sodium chloride?

sodium chloride (NaCl), it is the combination of a metal and a non-metal


What metal and non-metal makes sodium chloride?

Sodium and Chlorine. Sodium is a metal and chlorine is a halide gas.


When sodium metal reacts with iron chloride iron and sodium chloride are formed?

Yes.


Is sodium chloride ionic or covalent compound?

Because sodium is a metal and chlorine is a non metal, it is ionically bonded.


What is salt sodium chloride?

sea salt which is based on the metal sodium.


Why does sodium conduct electricity but sodium chloride doesnt?

Sodium is a metal having free electrons; solid sodium chloride is not an electrolyte.


What are the metal ions present in sodium chloride?

Na+ - sodium


How are salts named?

They are named from the acids: sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, sodium oxalate, sodium fluoride etc.