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Sodium chloride does not have molecules unless it is dissolved in water (aq), where it would contain water molecules.
Sodium choride is a salt, therefore it has an ionic bond.
When a metal (such as sodium) and a non-metal (such as chlorine) form a compound, you would assume that they make an ionic bond since their electro negativity would be very different.
When two non-metals form a bond (such as dihydrogen monoxide) it would normally be in a covalent bond, and they would be categorized as molecules.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoSodium chloride (NaCl) is an ionic substance. Therefore, there are no simple, discreet molecules of sodium chloride (or of other ionic solids for that matter). A sample of NaCl is instead made up of a lattice held together by strong ionic bonds. The formula NaCl is merely the simplest stochiometric ratio for the ionic crystal, which contains one Na atom for every Cl atom.
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∙ 11y agoNo. NaCl is an ionic compound and does not form molecules. It forms a crystal lattice in which every ion is surrounded by six ions of opposite charge. The formula NaCl is a formula unit which gives the simplest whole number ratio of ions in the compound.
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∙ 9y agoThe term molecule is not adequate for an ionic compound; correct is formula unit.
Sodium chloride form large lattices. NaCl is only a formula unit.
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∙ 10y agoNo, because sodium chloride form large lattices; the correct term for NaCl is formula unit.
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∙ 12y agoYes, it is a compund. Compounds are molecules, elements are atoms.
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∙ 9y agoThe term molecule is not adequate for salt; NaCl form large lattices.
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How many molecules of sodium chloride are in 29.22 grams of NaCl?
29
How many molecules are in sodium chloride?
In the formula unit (NaCl) are 28 protons.
How many molecules of NaCl is in one grain of table salt?
One grain of table salt contains approximately 2.44 x 10^19 molecules of NaCl.
Are there 9.6223 molecules in NaCl?
First- NaCl is not a molecular compound. Second you can't have fractioanl molecules. Do you mean Moles??
True or false- in solid NaCL no molecules of NaCL exist?
true
How many molecules of NaCl are in 20grams?
The answer is 4,328.1023formula units (not molecules).
How many mole of NaCl are represented by 2.3 x 1012 molecules of NaCl?
The answeis is 3,82.1010 formula units (this expression is more corresct for ionic compounds).
Is dissolving NaCl in h2o a chemical change?
Dissolving NaCl in water is a physical change, not a chemical change. The NaCl molecules remain the same chemically, but the arrangement of the particles changes as they interact with water molecules.
What is the mass of 1.2x1024 molecules of NaCL?
The molecular mass of NaCl (as formula unit) is 58,44 g.
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.
How many atoms are in 12NaCl?
NaCl has 2 atoms, one of Na (sodium) and one of Cl (chlorine) The chemical formula says that there are 12 molecules of NaCl present so if there are 2 atoms in each molecule of NaCl, there are 24 atoms present.
Are there any oxygen molecules in nacl?
Any oxygen in salt.
