Question

PLEASEEEEE HELP

chlorine gas (CI) is toxic and sodium (Na) is explosive? yet, together they make common table salt. why do they form a chemical bond?


A)together these two elements form a more stable molecule

B)sodium is a non metal and chlorine is a metal -nonmetals and metals always form a bond

C)chlorine is on the left side of the periodic table in group 1 and these elements always form bonds


D)chlorine has two protons and they transferred to sodium to form the salt molecule

Answer 1

Both ions have complete valence shells and are energetically more stable. I’d assume D because the protons need to transfer.