When a freshly cut piece of sodium metal, Na, is dropped into a flask with chlorine gas a violent reaction takes place creating a compound. This compound
a. has properties that are more like Na than Cl.
b. has properties that are more like Cl than Na.
c. has properties that are totally unlike either Na or Cl.
d. has properties that are like both Cl and Na.
2007-03-26 18:38:34 · 4 answers · asked by Rachel r 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I'd say C.
The product is NaCl (or table salt). Unlike sodium and chlorine NaCl:(1) is solid; (2) is ionic; (3) it has very high melting pt; (4) it is white; (5) it is nonreactive; (6) it is nontoxic; etc.
2007-03-26 19:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by arjay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c is the answer becoz this is a chemical change
2007-03-26 18:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
d.
2007-03-26 18:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by kok wei l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c.
2007-03-26 18:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋