CH-316
Ionic bonding
Chemistry · Secondary 3 · Medium · Ionic bonding
Which statement about the bonding in sodium chloride, NaCl, is correct?
- Each sodium atom transfers one electron to a chlorine atom, forming oppositely charged ions held by attraction.
- Each sodium and chlorine atom shares one pair of electrons to form a molecule.
- Sodium atoms share a sea of electrons with chlorine atoms in a metallic lattice.
- Sodium and chlorine nuclei attract each other directly without involving electrons.
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