Question

Why the bond in nacl cannot be written as na-cl?

Answer 1

IT is a ionic bond ,in which Sodium gives away it's single valence electron to chlorine to complete it's octet

Answer 2

Answer:nacl is an iconic bond.

Explanation:

in nacl electrostatic force is occured from all direction.

as a result in ionic compounds each cation is surrounded by more than one anion a from all direction similarly each anion is surrounded by more than one cation from all direction. because ionic valence has no directional property