1. What characteristics does sodium chloride have?
2.Sodium chloride is made up of sodium and chlorine, but it isn't a poisonous gas and it doesn't explode in water. Explain why.
2007-12-11 16:42:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Sodium chloride is table salt. It is clear, crystalline, soluble in water, has an extremely high melting point, let alone boiling point. Crystals are cubic.
Because Sodium Chloride is not a mixture of sodium and chlorine, it is a compound of them, ie, the two elements have chemically reacted.
If you mixed sodium with chlorine the reaction would be spectacular, and rather dangerous ! A lot of heat would be given off.
2007-12-11 16:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by redbeardthegiant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sodium chloride is a cubic crystal
each has completed an electron ring to become more stable. Na gave an electron to become Na+ , Chlorine took an electron to become Cl-. Now they are not extreemly active substances trying to be more stable. Your body needs both ions, although as elements, both are poisonous or hazardous.
2007-12-12 04:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium chloride is ionic and so in water they dissociate to ions of Na+ and Cl- :D
lolz
2007-12-11 16:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by ragnarok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Objects that take up space and have mass are called matter. All objects contain volume mass and matter. 2. Temperature is the average kinetic energy of a material's molecules or its average thermal energy. It is measured with a thermometer
2016-04-08 22:10:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NaCl is salt. It is crystal, solid at room temp.
The bonds between the Na and Cl make salt a stable compound.
2007-12-11 16:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by michael k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. it enhances the taste of corn-on-the-cob.
2. because you couldn't use it in a salt-shaker if it were a gas, and it would blow the pasta out of the pot it it exploded in water.
2007-12-11 16:51:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tastey stuff to sprinkle on food.
Its all about ions.
2007-12-11 16:52:56 · answer #7 · answered by bahbdorje 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-11 16:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by Jeff F 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-11 16:45:03 · answer #9 · answered by BBHunter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-11 16:45:07 · answer #10 · answered by the_red_head02 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋