Sodium (Na) has the positive charge; the chloride ion (Cl) has the negative charge.
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The compound NaCl contains sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) atoms. Sodium contributes one positively charged ion (Na+) and chlorine contributes one negatively charged ion (Cl-) in the ionic compound sodium chloride (NaCl).
Inorganic compounds, such as minerals like salt (NaCl) or water (H2O), do not contain carbon at all. Organic compounds, by definition, contain carbon atoms.
Sodium chloride (NaCl) contain sodium and chlorine.
One NaCl molecule contains one sodium atom and one chlorine atom, so NaCl has a total of 2 atoms.
The compound sodium chloride (NaCl) contains sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) atoms. Sodium contributes one atom and chlorine contributes one atom, making a total of two atoms in the compound.
NaCl is a compound, not a molecule. This is because NaCl is created when the elements sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) chemically bond together to form a new substance with different properties from its individual elements.