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Sodium is larger than chlorine because chlorine has more protons and outer level electrons which gives the positive nucleus a greater pull on the outer electrons.

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Q: Sodium and chlorine are in the same period on the periodic table explain the difference in their sizes?
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Which element does NaCl correspond with on the periodic table?

NaCl (Sodium chloride) is not on the periodic table because it isn't a chemical element. Sodium chloride is a chemical compound formed when the elements Sodium and Chlorine react with each other.


What elements do salt contain?

Regular salt is made up of two elements from the periodic table. These two periodic elements are chlorine and sodium.


Sodium chloride is what on the periodic table?

As it is a periodic table of elements and sodium chloride is a compound consisting of sodium, chlorine and oxygen, sodium chloride does not appear on the periodic table.


What does CCI mean in the periodic table of elements?

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How will you find the valency of chlorine sodium and magnesium?

Look in the periodic table at groups; sodium has the valence +1, magnesium +2 and chlorine -1.


Why do sodium and chlorine bond in the ionic way?

The difference in electronegativity between sodium and chlorine is the reason.


On the periodic table is salt an element?

no. salt is composed of Sodium and chlorine.


Is chlorine more electronegative than sodium?

Chlorine is more electronegative than sodium. The farther right you move on the periodic table, the more electronegative elements are. Thus, noting that sodium and chlorine are on the same period, and chlorine is farther to the right than sodium, we know that chlorine is more electronegative than sodium


Which elements in the periodic table would sodium like to react with to form a new compound helium argon iron chlorine?

sodium will react chlorine to form sodium chloride


What two atoms compose salt?

if you have periodic table of elements it will help alot. anyways salt is NaCL the Na stands for sodium and the CL stands for chlorine so it is that


Is sodium chlorine a compound mixture or element?

No such substance as 'sodium chlorine'. I think you mean 'sodium chloride'. I which case it is an ionic compound. Separately , sodium(metal) is an element and chlorine(gas) is an element. They both appear in the Periodic Table. 'Mixture', does not come into question.


What is one way sodium and chlorine are different?

A chemical difference is that sodium reacts with water to make an alkali, and chlorine plus water give acids. A physical difference is that sodium is a solid at room temperature and chlorine is a gas.