Sodium chloride does not have an overall charge, as it formed of charged ions Na⁺ and Cl⁻. In the formation of sodium chloride, the sodium loses its outer-shell electron to form the sodium ion or Na⁺. Chlorine takes on sodium's electron to become the ion or Cl⁻. The electrostatic attraction between the positive and negative ions holds the salt crystal together. Equal number of positive and negative charges form neutral NaCl.
When sodium chloride is formed from a positively charged sodium atom and a negatively charged chlorine atom, the charge on the salt becomes neutral is true
Explanation
Sodium ion ( positively charged) combine with chloride ion ( negatively charged) to sodium chloride which is neural according to equation below.
Na⁺ + Cl⁻ → NaCl (<em>neutral</em>)
Equal number of positive and negative charges add up to make neutral Nacl therefore the statement above is true.
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