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Table salt is composed of atoms from 2 elements: Sodium & Chlorine, so table salt is a compound.

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Is salt a molecule or atom?

Neither. Table salt is an ionic compound.


Name the elements that are in table salt?

One atom sodium and one atom chlorine in each salt molecule.


What is the difference in pool salt and table salt?

the chemical compound for table salt is NaCl, which is one atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine. the formula for pool salt is either NaOCl or NaOH. The NaOCl is table salt with an extra oxygen atom. The NaOH however, is sodium with oxygen and hydrogen. the oxygen and hydrogen compound is an acid that will cause internal issues if ingested.


Does table salt contain carbon compounds?

No, the chemical formula for table salt is NaCl, one atom of Sodium and one atom of Chlorine.


Common name and chemical name of salt?

The common name for salt is common salt or table salt.The chemical name for table salt is sodium chloride.The chemical formula for table salt is NaCl which means it contains one atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine.


What is the chemical bond holding the soduim atom to the chlorine atom in table salt?

ionic bond.


How many atoms of sodium are there in formula for table salt?

The formula is NaCl; therefore, the formula has one sodium atom.


What does the. formula for table salt indicate about that compound?

Table salt, NaCl is formed from Na and Cl.


Is sugar and salt an example of an atom?

No, an atom is nothing specific it is made of Protons, Neutons and Electrons. Sugar and Salt are made from ELEMENTS. Normal table salt is made from the combination of Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl) which forms NaCl. NaCl is normal table salt.


How much chlorine does table salt have?

Exactly half the atoms in salt are chloride ions. Since the chlorine atom is a bit heavier than the sodium atom, salt is about 61% chlorine by weight.


Does salt contain only one atom?

No. Table Salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl) which has two atoms Sodium and Chlorine.


How many atoms of sodium Na are there in the formula for table salt NaCl?

NaCl is one atom of Na and one atom of Cl. Therefore, each molecule of NaCl has 2 atoms each, combined.