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Sdoium chloride does not have an overall charge, it only has charged ions (which are Na+ and Cl-)
If a sodium atom meets a chlorine atom, the sodium loses its outer-shell electron to form the sodium ion Na+. Chlorine takes on sodium's electron to become the ion Cl-. It also has a new name: chloride. Both ions are more stable than the neutral atoms from which they were formed, and exist as NaCl, sodium chloride (common salt). The electrostatic attraction between the positive and negative ions holds the salt crystal together. (Note that in the final formula the charges are not shown, although each ion still has its charge.)
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What atoms does the compound NaCl contain?
Sodium (Na) has the positive charge; the chloride ion (Cl) has the negative charge.
What the net electrical charge on the compound sodium chloride (NaCl)?
The compound is neutral.
When salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt become neg?
false
What three elements are important electrolytes?
Electrolytes are salts which are found in the body that conduct electricity. Some examples are calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride and potassium.
Sodium chloride comprises 97-99 of table salt. Given their location on the periodic table identify the ionic charge for each element and predict the chemical formula of the compound formed.?
The sodium ion is Na+; the chloride ion is Cl-. The chemical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.
Why is sodium chloride not charged?
Sodium Chloride(NaCl) is not charged because sodium has a +1 charge while chloride has a -1 charge. This causes a balance in charge so the resulting compound is neutral(no charge)
What is the net electrical charge of sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride is neutral.
What is the charge of the NaCl molecule?
Sodium chloride is a compound, not an element; sodium chloride is electrically neutral.
What charge does sodium and chlorine become after reacting together?
Sodium chloride has no charge.
Why sodium chloride is neutral with no overall charge despite it being constructed of charged ions?
Because the charges of these ions are reciprocical neutralized.
What atoms does the compound NaCl contain?
Sodium (Na) has the positive charge; the chloride ion (Cl) has the negative charge.
Can you explain formation of sodium chloride from sodium and chloride ions?
Sodium ions have positive charge whereas chloride ions have negative charge. They alternatively form electrostatic bonds to create the NaCl lattice which is ionic.
What is salt's charge?
Sodium chloride is neutral.
What is the charge of a sodium chloride ion?
negative
What is the charge of Na in NaCl?
Sodium chloride is a lattice.Sodium ion is the positive ion.
Salts consist of atomic particles that have what charge?
Ionic bond is present is salt. sodium and Chloride are ionically bonded to form Sodium chloride. Sodium is positively charged , While chlorine is negative charge
What is the charge for silver chloride?
The overall charge for any compound is balanced. The charge for Ag is +1, and the charge for chloride is -1. They cancel each other out.
