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what state of matter is salt (NaCl - ionic compound)?solidliquidgas

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Solid — at room temperature NaCl is a crystalline ionic solid. Strong electrostatic attraction between Na+ and Cl− ions gives a rigid lattice, a high melting point (≈801 °C) and boiling point (≈1,465 °C). (It can be a liquid when molten or a gas only at very high temperatures; in water it dissolves into aqueous Na+ and Cl−.)