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Sodium chloride (NaCl) is made from ___ of sodium (Na) and ___ of chlorine (Cl).

Blanks: One Atom and Two Atom

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The correct answer is one atom for each space
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Answer:

one atom, one atom.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sodium chloride is made from one sodium atom and one chlorine atom.

Sodium has a charge of +1, Chlorine has a charge of -1. These cancel each other out leaving only one atom for both sodium and chlorine.

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