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Is NaCI a compound, atom, molecule, or element?​
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Is NaCI a compound, atom, molecule, or element?​

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Something like table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made from more than one kind of element (sodium and chlorine), but it is not a molecule because the bond that holds NaCl together is an ionic bond. If you like, you can say that sodium chloride is an ionic compound.
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Compound.

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NaCl, or sodium chloride, is an ionic compound that is formed from the element Sodium (Na) and Chlorine (Cl). It is commonly known as salt.

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