Ionic bond
Ionic bonding.
Ionic bond
Sodium chloride has ionic bonds.
An Ionic bond.
Ionic bond occurs when an atom of sodium transfers an electron to an atom of chlorine, resulting in the formation of sodium chloride. Sodium becomes positively charged while chlorine becomes negatively charged, creating an attraction between the two ions that holds them together in a stable compound.
The sodium atom would transfer its outer electron to the chlorine atom, forming a sodium ion with a positive charge and a chloride ion with a negative charge. These ions would then be attracted to each other, forming an ionic bond to create sodium chloride, or table salt.
Sodium Chloride is a molecule. A molecule contains 2 or more atoms. Each molecule of Sodium Chloride contains 1 sodium atom and 1 chloride atom.
In a sodium chloride crystal, each sodium atom is surrounded by 6 chloride atoms in a regular octahedral arrangement due to the ionic bonding between the sodium cation and chloride anion.
Sodium Atom
Sodium chloride is a chemical compound, not a mixture.
When a sodium atom and a chlorine atom come into contact, the sodium atom will donate one electron to the chlorine atom, forming a positively charged sodium ion and a negatively charged chloride ion. These ions are then attracted to each other through electrostatic forces, forming an ionic bond and creating a molecule of sodium chloride.
The chlorine atom.