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A compound name ending in chloride means that there is one or more lone atoms of chlorine in the compound. The chlorine is not bound up in a poly-atomic ion like chlorite or chlorate. An example is sodium chloride, NaCl, which contains one lone atom of chlorine. Another example is magnesium chloride, MgCl2, which contains two lone atoms of chlorine.

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