Question

Table salt, NaClThe name of the metal ion is _____.The name of the nonmetal ion is ______.Add them together and drop "ion"s to find the name of the compound is:______

Answer 1

The name of the metal ion is sodium (Na+).

The name of the nonmetal ion is chlorine (Cl-).

Add them together and drop "ion"s to find the name of the compound is: sodium chloride.