tell me about sodium and chlorine ions besides that they make up salt?

Answer 1

I can tell you about the biochemical significance of both ions:

CHLORIDE ION (Cl -)

Chloride ions have important physiological roles. For instance, in the central nervous system, the inhibitory action of glycine and some of the action of GABA relies on the entry of Cl− into specific neurons. Also, the chloride-bicarbonate exchanger biological transport protein relies on the chloride ion to increase the blood's capacity of carbon dioxide, in the form of the bicarbonate ion.

SODIUM (Na):

Sodium ions play a diverse and important role in many physiological processes. Excitable animal cells, for example, rely on the entry of Na+ to cause a depolarization. An example of this is signal transduction in the human central nervous system, which depends on sodium ion motion in all nerves.

Some potent neurotoxins, such as batrachotoxin, increase the sodium ion permeability of the cell membranes in nerves and muscles, causing a massive and irreversible depolarization of the membranes, with potentially fatal consequences. However, drugs with smaller effects on sodium ion motion in nerves may have diverse pharmacological effects which range from anti-depressant to anti-seizure actions.

Answer 2

Any ionic compound containing the sodium ion is soluble in water at 25 C. The sodium ion has a +1 charge (10 electrons, 11 protons). It is much more stable than elemental sodium, which reacts violently with water to produce sodium hydroxide. It will react similiarly with the human body since that is also mostly water.

Chloride ions have a -1 charge (18 electrons, 17 protons). With few exceptions, such as AgCl, ionic compounds containing the chloride ion are soluble in water at 25 C. You can produce chlorine gas by introducing fluorine gas to a solution containing chloride ions.

Answer 3

Watch it mother nature uses the ph of 7 as the neutral point. if there is a lake with no outlet it will be a salt lake.HCL is a strong acid and will hurt u. but if u mix IT with the caustic soda to a ph of 7 it is salt water and will not be dangerous. everything is acid or basic,when mixed to ph 7 it is just salt.