What is the empirical formula of sodium chloride?
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The question is asking for the empirical formula of sodium chloride, which is a chemical compound made up of sodium and chloride ions. The empirical formula represents the simplest whole-number ratio of the elements in the compound.
Answer
NaCl
The empirical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.
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The empirical formula of sodium chloride is NaCl.
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The formula NaCl indicates a 1:1 ratio of sodium ions (Na⁺) to chloride ions (Cl⁻). In its solid form, NaCl forms a crystalline structure where each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions and vice versa.
Sources
- Determining the Chemical Formula of Sodium Chloride - Nagwa - nagwa.com
- Sodium Chloride | ClNa | CID 5234 - PubChem - pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- 4.3: Formulas for Ionic Compounds - Chemistry LibreTexts - chem.libretexts.org
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