Question

Medicines are often administered in pill form. In many cases, the active ingredient of the pill (the drug) is joined to another substance by ________. This forms a(n) ________, which is stable in the dry environment of a pill bottle but dissociates under the wet conditions of the digestive system to release the drug to the body.

Answer 1

1. ionic bonds;

2. salt

Step-by-step explanation:

Ionic bonding is a case of chemical bond that produces two oppositely charged ions, it occurs where there is the complete transfer of valence electron(s) between atoms. In the case of ionic bonds, the metal loses electrons to become a positively charged cation, and the nonmetal receives the electrons to become a negatively charged anion.

While salt is a mineral that is comprised mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)