table salt

neginf

Is the combination of an positive sodium with a negative chlorine neutral ?
If so, what attracts and holds together other sodiums and chlorines to make a grain of salt ?

Borek

In the crystal lattice each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions, each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions - and they all attract each other.

http://departments.kings.edu/chemlab...tion/nacl.html

Horseb0x

This picture should explain it
http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edud...mages/nacl.jpg
NaCl doesn't exist as just one Na+ ion bonded to just one Cl- ion. Its millions of Na+ cations and Cl- anions ionically bonded to form a lattice like that.

DrDu

Even though a hypothetical molecule NaCl is neutral, it has a strong dipole moment and higher multipole moments which lead to a strong attraction of the molecules which can serve as an alternative explanation of how the crystal is formed.

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neginf	table salt Tweet Is the combination of an positive sodium with a negative chlorine neutral ? If so, what attracts and holds together other sodiums and chlorines to make a grain of salt ?

Borek Admin	In the crystal lattice each sodium ion is surrounded by six chloride ions, each chloride ion is surrounded by six sodium ions - and they all attract each other. http://departments.kings.edu/chemlab...tion/nacl.html

Horseb0x	This picture should explain it http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~edud...mages/nacl.jpg NaCl doesn't exist as just one Na+ ion bonded to just one Cl- ion. Its millions of Na+ cations and Cl- anions ionically bonded to form a lattice like that.

DrDu Recognitions: Science Advisor	table salt Even though a hypothetical molecule NaCl is neutral, it has a strong dipole moment and higher multipole moments which lead to a strong attraction of the molecules which can serve as an alternative explanation of how the crystal is formed.