Describe the structure and bonding in sodium chloride. (4 marks)
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Structure of Sodium Chloride:
Sodium chloride has a giant ionic lattice. Sodium will lose an electron to become Na+ whilst chloride will gain an electron to form Cl-. These charged atoms are called ions. The strong forces or attraction between the two oppositely charged ions will hold them close together, forming the ionic bond.
The bonding in sodium chloride:
Sodium Chloride, NaCl. The classic case of ionic bonding, the sodium chloride molecule forms by the ionization of sodium and chlorine atoms and the attraction of the resulting ions. An atom of sodium has one 3s electron outside a closed shell, and it takes only 5.14 electron volts of energy to remove that electron.
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