Well a solid and a liquid is completely different from a gas. For a gas you need to have an air tight seal in order for the gas to stay in, or a special type of container so the gas doesn't decompose the container. And a liquid or a solid it's self explanatory. With some liquids you need special containers to hold the liquid so it doesn't decompose the container it's in.
It is ionic bond because of Na valency and it is alkali metal and cl is non metal and it’s valency , they both share electron and make ionic bonding .
Always. You never know what kind of chemical you’re dealing with and how powerful it is.