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What is the smallest unit of salt that is still salt an atom or a molecule?
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∙ 10y ago
A molecule. One molecule of salt consists of one atom each of Sodium and Chlorine.
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∙ 7y agoIt would be a molecule.
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What will happen when you finally divide a single molecule of salt?
Still salt because a molecule is the smalllest possible amount of any substance that is still that substance.
In an aqueous solution of an ionic salt the oxygen atom of the water molecule is attracted to?
It is attracted to the cation.
What happens when salt goes into water?
Salt dissolves in water. Here's a rather complicated explanation of why this happens: Salt is made when a sodium atom loses one electron, and the electron moves to a chloride atom. When this happens, the sodium atom becomes positively charged and the chloride atom becomes negatively charged. Positive and negative atoms attract each other, so the sodium and the chloride are attracted and form an ion called sodium chloride (otherwise known as salt). Water molecules are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. The electrons in the molecule tend to spend more time around the oxygen atom. This gives the oxygen atom in the molecule a slightly negative charge (and the hydrogen atoms slightly positive charges). When you put salt in water, the ionic bond between the positive sodium and the negative chloride breaks. The positive sodium atom is pulled to the negative end of the water molecules, and the negative chloride atom is pulled to the positive end of the water molecule.
What is the difference between an atom and amolecule?
An atom consists of a nucleus (containing one or more protons and zero or more neutrons) and some number of electrons. Atoms have the same number of protons and electrons, because otherwise, you would have an ion.A molecule consists of two or more atoms bonded together.Atoms are single units of elements.Molecules are agglomerations of two or more atoms (of the same or different elements). A molecule is the smallest particle of a chemical compound. Molecules are formed by atoms in a multitude of different arrangements.- Most atmospheric oxygen forms diatomic molecules (O2), but also ozone (O3)- One molecule of water has one atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen. So-called heavy water contains deuterium, which is hydrogen that has neutrons.- A molecule of potassium permanganate have one atom of potassium, one atom of manganese and four atoms of oxygen which give the molecule the structural formula KMNO4An atom(element) can not be broken down by chemical processes except for radioactive decay. A molecule is made up of atoms ie H2O (water) is two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. H2O can be broken down into the hydrogen atom and oxygen atom but no further.
What contains one sodium and one chloride atom?
A "molecule" of sodium chloride, common salt. (Because this is an ionically bonded compound, its molecule is a formal concept only, rather than a unit that can be isolated.).
What do you call the smallest particles that still tasted like salt?
molecule :D
Name the elements that are in table salt?
One atom sodium and one atom chlorine in each salt molecule.
Is salt a molecule or atom?
Neither. Table salt is an ionic compound.
What is the chemically make-up of salt?
A salt molecule has one sodium atom and one chlorine atom, NaCl.
What will happen when you finally divide a single molecule of salt?
Still salt because a molecule is the smalllest possible amount of any substance that is still that substance.
Would it be correct to call NaCl salt a molecule?
Yes. A molecule consists of a number of atoms bonded together, NaCl is one atom of Sodium and one atom of Chlorine. However, a crystal of table salt will contain many molecules of NaCl.
In an aqueous solution of an ionic salt the oxygen atom of the water molecule is attracted to?
It is attracted to the cation.
Is neutralization reaction called displacements reaction?
No. A neutralization reaction is one in which an acid reacts with a base to form a salt and water. A displacement reaction is one in which one atom or molecule is replaced by another atom or molecule.
What is the atomic mass of salt?
Salt can't have an atomic weight because it is not an atom : it is a molecule composed of two atoms. The molecular weight of common salt is approx. 58.4 amu
Why is molecule the smallest part of salt?
Salt = NaCl If you go any smaller you would need to break it apart into its two atoms: Na = Sodium and Cl = Chlorine.
Is there the same number of atoms in a molecule of salt as in a molecule of oxygen gas?
Yes, NaCl and O2 both are molecules that are comprised or composed of two atoms.Mono-atomic Oxygen is not a molecule. It is an element, or a single atom.A molecule is defined as having two or more atoms bonded together. Di-atomic Oxygen gas (O2) is constructed from two atoms of oxygen.In a sodium salt molecule the chemical formula is NaCl, or one atom of chlorine covalently bonded with one atom of sodium. A calcium salt is CaCl2.So, mono-atomic oxygen does not have the same amount of atoms as salt but oxygen gas does.
How are sodium and chlorine ions different from salt molecules?
A sodium ion is a sodium atom missing one electron. A chlorine ion is a chlorine atom with an extra electron. A salt molecule is a sodium ion stuck to a chlorine ion.
