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Compare the formation of nacl from sodium and chlorine to the formation of co2

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and chlorine are all nonmetals. Sodium is the only
metal. H2O and CO2 are each composed of two nonmetals. NaCl is composed of a
metal and a nonmetal.
Na+ and Cl -
ions are in a 1:1 ratio; the compound is neutral.


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