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Very much so; the sodium and chlorine ions are perfectly balanced, and fit together like fingers in a glove.

Of course, what makes the bond itself strong is that it's ionic: the Na+ and Cl- ions are strongly attracted to each other, as each tries to fill its outermost shell with exactly eight electrons.

And it's a good thing, too: while our bodies need a substantial amount of table salt to survive, both sodium and chlorine would be poisonous to us on their own.

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