SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
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an ionic compound
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a covalent compound
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a neutral compound
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a base compound
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Detailed explanation-1: -An ionic compound is an electrically neutral compound consisting of positive and negative ions. You are very familiar with some ionic compounds, such as sodium chloride (NaCl). A sodium chloride crystal consists of equal numbers of positive sodium ions (Na+) and negative chloride ions (Cl−).
Detailed explanation-2: -An ionic compound consists of positive and negative ions each with 10 electrons. Half of these ions have a charge of 1+ and the other half have a charge of 1-.
Detailed explanation-3: -When a metal combines with a non-metal, the resulting bond is an ionic bond. The metal loses electrons and becomes positively charged and the non-metal gains electrons and becomes negatively charged. Positively charged ions are called cations, negatively charges ion are called anions.