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How do you predict correctly what type of bond salt is?

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Firstly you need to know the composition of salt.

Salt is made of Sodium and Chloride and is ionically bonded.

Ionic bonding is a type of chemical bonding that involves electrostatic attractions between oppositely charged ions ( e.g Na+ and Cl-).

Therefore salt is bonded by ionic bond.

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