Ionic compounds are electrically neutral overall. While they consist of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, the total charge in an ionic compound balances out to zero, resulting in a neutral compound. For example, in sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium (Na⁺) has a positive charge and chloride (Cl⁻) has a negative charge, balancing each other to create a neutral compound.
Ionic compounds are electrically
Negative
Neutral
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