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Temka [501]2 years ago

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Answer: 2.23 is the difference.

Explanation: Sodium has an electronegativity of 0.93 and Chlorine has an electronegativity of 3.16, so when Sodium and Chlorine form an ionic bond, in which the chlorine takes an electron away from sodium, forming the sodium cation, Na+, and the chloride anion, Cl-.

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