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Ionic compounds are neutral because, even though they consist of positive and negative ions, the relative proportions between those ions are such that the total number of negative charges is the same as the total number of positive charges, thus summing to zero.

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Q: How can ionic compounds be neutral if they consist of positive and negative ions?
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