Table salt is formed when an electron is transferred from a sodium atom to a

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Tabitha Hodges

30 August, 05:10

Table salt is formed when an electron is transferred from a sodium atom to a

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Table salt has the formula NaCl, where Na is sodium and Cl is chlorine. It is an ionic compound which consists of the cation Na⁺ and the anion Cl⁻. The positive charge in Na means that it readily donates one electron to another. Hence, the proton is transferred from sodium to chlorine.