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Give an example of a formula of an ionic compound and explain why the formula is ionic.

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NaCl

The overall ionic formula for a compound must be electrically neutral, meaning it has no charge.

When writing the formula for the ionic compound, the cation comes first, followed by the anion, both with numeric subscripts to indicate the number of atoms of each.

ions are formed when metals are combined with nonmetals

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