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What element is likely to form an ionic compound with chlorine?

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Sodium (NA)
the sodium atom is donating its 1 valence electron to the chlorine atom. This creates a sodium cation and a chlorine anion. Notice that the net charge of the resulting compound is 0.
What element is likely to form an ionic compound with chlorine?-example-1
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