What is the charge on the ionic compound, sodium chloride?

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anor277
Jul 1, 2016

Why, ZERO.

Explanation:

#NaCl# is a neutral species (all chemicals you can put in a bottle are neutral). Of course,the constituent ions, #Na^+# and #Cl^-# are charged, but as the binary salt there is zero charge.

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