Question

Sodium chloride is a/an ____ made up of ${\text{Na}}^{+}$ and ${\text{Cl}}^{-}$ which are ____ and _____ respectively.

• A. compound, cation, anion
• B. element, cation, anion
• C. element, anion, cation
• D. compound, anion, cation

Answer 1

The correct option is A compound, cation, anion

Sodium chloride is a ionic compound made of ${\text{Na}}^{+}$ and ${\text{Cl}}^{-}$. The positively charged sodium ion (${\text{Na}}^{+}$) is a cation and the negatively charged chlorine ion (${\text{Cl}}^{-}$) is an anion.