The chemical formula of table salt, NaCl, tells us what about the atomic bonding of this molecule?

Question

a
The Sodium (Na) has to be present before the Chlorine (Cl)
b
The structure of the Sodium (Na) and the Chlorine (Cl) is a triangle
c
Exactly 1 atom of Sodium (Na) is bonded with 1 atom of Chlorine (Cl)
d
Nothing can be determined without a visual guide first

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

c Exactly 1 atom of Sodium (Na) is bonded with 1 atom of Chlorine (Cl).

The chemical formula NaCl indicates that in table salt, one sodium atom bonds with one chlorine atom to form the compound sodium chloride. This reflects the stoichiometry of the compound and hints at the ionic bonding nature between the positively charged sodium ions (Na⁺) and the negatively charged chloride ions (Cl⁻).