Question

What type of chemical bond is found in Sodium chloride?

Answer 1

Chemical bond

• It may be defined as the force of attraction between the atoms that bind them together as a unit called a molecule.
• The type of bond in Sodium chloride$\left(\mathrm{NaCl}\right)$ is ionic bond. An ionic bond is formed by the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions. This bond is formed by the transfer of electrons between metal ions$\left({\mathrm{Na}}^{+}\right)$ and non-metal ions$\left({\mathrm{Cl}}^{-}\right)$.