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Vesnalui [34]
3 years ago
6

Can one molecule of salt be separated into a sodium atom and a chlorine atom by cutting the molecule in half? Why or why not?

Chemistry
2 answers:
dlinn [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The answer is:

<u>A molecule of salt cannot be separated by counting the molecule in half.</u>

Explanation:

Salt is the product of a chemical reaction between Cations (positively charged) Sodium (Na) and Anions (negatively charged) Chlorine (Cl).

In nature with the naked eye, it is found as a white crystalline material, already analyzed in a laboratory, an ionic structure is found that indicates that it cannot be separated by conventional physical means (such as cutting it).

To separate it into the atoms that make it up, chemical processes such as evaporation are needed.

ElenaW [278]3 years ago
4 0

Salt molecule is made up of 2 elements: sodium and chlorine . The sodium and chlorine atoms combine via chemical bonds to form the salt.

So, to seperate one molecule of salt into its constituent atoms i.e. Na and Cl, one must break the chemical bond between them. And these chemical bonds are formed and broken during a chemical reaction only.

Cutting the molecute into two halves is technically not a chemical reaction but is a physical reaction only, thus it is not possible to seperate the salt into Na and Cl atoms by cutting it .

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