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Step-by-step explanation:
Sodium:
A soft, silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary element in the body for maintenance of normal fluid balance and other physiological functions. Symbol: Na; atomic weight: 9898; atomic number: 11; specific gravity: 0.97 at 20°C.
Chloride:
A salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl
Sodium chloride:
Salt, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Now we must discuss the differences.
The sodium ion and chlorine anion combine to generate sodium chloride, an ionic molecule. The chlorine atom obtains an electron to form the chlorine ion, while the sodium ion is created from the sodium metal by removing one valence electron from its outermost electronic state.
The compounds that are created by a cation and an anion and have an ionic connection between the two ions are referred to as ionic compounds. The definition of an ionic bond is a bond created by an electron transfer between two atoms.
The characteristics of the individual atoms or the ions are different from those of the ionic complex. The chlorine atom is a yellow-green gas that corrodes the metal and is dangerous, whereas the sodium atom is a silvery white that aggressively burns in the air and becomes explosive when it comes into touch with water. The ionic compound sodium chloride has a white crystalline form and is frequently used as table salt in daily life for ingestion and other activities.
Properties:
Sodium chloride
- Ionic compound
- Table salt and is consumed
- Boiling point is 1465 degree Celsius
- Melting point is high 800.7 degree Celsius
Sodium
- Metal element
- Explosive when reacted with water
- Soft and harmful
- Boiling point is 882.940 degree Celsius
- Melting point is 97.794 degree Celsius
Chloride:
- Non-metal
- Soluble in water
- Poisonous
- Boiling point is -34.04 degree Celsius.
- Melting point is -101.5 degree Celsius
This is how the sodium chloride varies from sodium and chlorine atoms in terms of properties.
Note: As sodium is a very soft metal, it is maintained and stored in mineral oil to stop it from interacting with the air and water. Metal sodium should be treated cautiously while being used.
- Eddie