From the options given below choose the correct Lewis dot structure of NaCl.

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Solution

The correct option is B
Sodium chloride is formed, when sodium transfers its one valence electron to chlorine atom, which has seven electrons in its outermost shell. The sodium atom gets a positive charge of one unit. Similarly chlorine gets a negative charge of one unit.

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