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If I had a salt shaker full of salt (NaCl), what would be the ratio of the numberof Na atoms and Cl atoms?

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Answer:

1 : 1

Step-by-step explanation:

In the molecule of NaCl, we notice that there is 1 Na for a Cl atom and hence we have the same number of Na and Cl atoms in any number of molecules since no matter how many molecules we add, the Na to Cl ratio will be maintained

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