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lisov135 [29]
3 years ago
12

Why is Sodium chloride a compound but not a molecule? I thought all the compounds are molecule but not all molecules are compoun

d...its so confusing.?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Firdavs [7]3 years ago
8 0
Molecule is the general term used to describe any atoms that are connected by chemical bonds. Every combination of atoms is a molecule. A compound is a molecule made of atoms from different elements.
Well, if a molecule is considered to be a discrete small unit made up of atoms joined together, then NaCl, and any other ionic solid is not really a molecule. In NaCl we have a repetitive crystal structure in which each Na+ ion is surrounded by Cl- ions, and vice-versa, for as far as the crystal extends. There really isn't such a thing as an NaCl molecule.

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