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chemical formula of sodium chloride is Nacl and zinc chloride is zncl2

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Answered by Ginny2
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Yes, this is right. But what is your question?
Answered by DeViKa0506
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Yaa....thats right...

Both the above mention compounds are ionic. To form these compounds one element has to give electrons while the other has to take electrons

Zinc always gives 2 electrons ( because only then it will have a stable octet configuration) whereas sodium always gives 1 electron.

Chlorine takes 1 electron.

So, a when 1 atom of zinc loses 2 electrons, each one is gained by 2 chlorine atoms( 1 electron per atom)

When 1 atom of sodium loses 1 electron, one atom of chlorine gains it.

The formulas are found out easily when you know which elements gives or takes how many electrons.

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