Why is sodium chloride neutral in water?

Answer 1

Because the sodium chloride salt has equal amount of Na+ and Cl-.

NaCl has the relation of 1:1.

This is the reaction that happens when you dissolve NaCl in water:

NaCl <---> Na+ + Cl-

As you can see equal amount of positive and negative ions is formed.

Answer 2

Sodium chloride is neutral in water because it dissociates into sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-) in solution. The positive and negative charges of these ions balance each other out, resulting in a neutral overall charge for the compound.