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Sodium Chloride is considered a compound because there are two different elements reacting in that compound. Oxygen gas is not considered a compound because oxygen is an element.

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What is the name of the compound formed with sodium and oxygen and chlorine?

The compound formed with sodium and oxygen is sodium oxide (Na2O), and the compound formed with sodium and chlorine is sodium chloride (NaCl).


What is a compound oxygen gas hydrogen gas sodium chloride chlorine gas lithium?

Sodium chloride; the others are all elements.


Is sodium chloride in water a mixture or compound?

Sodium chloride in water is a mixture. Sodium chloride is a compound made of sodium and chloride ions, while water is a separate compound made of hydrogen and oxygen. When sodium chloride is dissolved in water, it forms a mixture where the two substances remain chemically unchanged.


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.


Is oxygen in sodium chloride?

Sodium chloride (NaCl) doesn't contain oxygen.


How are sodium chloride and Epsom salt different?

Sodium chloride is a compound of sodium and chlorine. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4 · 7H2O), a compound of magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen with water trapped in the crystal structure.


What happens when chlorine is mixed with sodium chloride?

Nothing at all. The sodium is fully oxidised in sodium chloride and chlorine gas has no effect. +++ "... fully oxidised..." Really? There is no oxygen in the compound, which is simply NaCl.


Will sodium chloride react with oxygen gas?

Sodium chloride doesn't react with oxygen gas.


Is magnesium chloride considered an organic compound?

No, in order to be an organic compound it has to contain the element carbon, as well as hydrogen, oxygen and/or nitrogen. Magnesium chloride contains none of them, so it is not considered to be an organic compound.


Binary compound of sodium is?

The name is simply Sodium, since metals names dont change when they change into an ion.SFe sodium iron


What constitutes a compound?

When two elements combine it forms a compound. NaCl (table salt) is a compouond of sodium and chloride. H2O (water) is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.


What is the formula for a compound between sodium and oxygen?

The formula for the compound between sodium and oxygen is Na2O. This compound is known as sodium oxide and is formed when sodium reacts with oxygen.