Question

The formula for table salt is NaCl. When asked to name the compound in class, you notice one of your classmates typed "sodium chlorine" in the chat. Explain why this answer is incorrect.

Answer 1

It should be Sodium Chloride

Step-by-step explanation:

Sodium chloride, regular table salt, is also known as the mineral halite. The diagram to the right shows how sodium and chlorine atoms pack tightly together to form cube-like units of the compound NaCl. Crystals of table salt imitate this structure-they're shaped like little cubes.