Question

What are the properties of sodium and chlorine?And what are the properties of Sodium Chloride?

Answer 1

Hello,

Here are the differences:

Sodium	Chlorine
Electronic configuration is 1s2,2s2,2p6,3s1	Electronic configuration is 1s2,2s2,2p6,3s2,3p5
It loses 1 electron.	It gains 1 electron.
It forms cation.	It forms anion.
It is a metal.	It is a non-metal.

Some Properties of Sodium chloride are as follows:

· Sodium chloride also known as common salt is used as raw material for making a large number of useful chemicals in the industry such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, etc.

· It is used in cooking food. It improves the flavour of the food.

· It is required in our body for proper functioning of the nervous system.

· It is used as a preservative in pickles.

· It is used in manufacture of soap.

Hope this will answer your question.

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