Periodic-als Ionic Compound

Ionic Compound Selected:

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Why did you select this Ionic Compound?
I know a bit about the background of this compound, and I would like to
conducts a deeper research on it, and its uses.

How is this Ionic Compound important/relevant to your life?

From what I know we consume this compound everyday, and in every
possible way. I also think we need it in our daily lives.

Facts on the METAL in your Compound

Source 1 Title:
Interesting facts about Sodium
MLA Citation:
Helmenstine,AnneMarie."InterestingFactsabouttheElementSodium."
About
.AnneMarieHelmenstine,n.d.Web.06Oct.2014.

1. Sodium is a silvery-white metal that belongs to group 1 of the periodic

table, which is the alkali metal group.
2. the name sodium comes from the Medieval Latin '
sodanum
' and the
English name 'soda'. The element symbol, Na, was shortened from the
Latin name 'Natrium'.
3. Sodium is highly reactive! The pure metal is kept under oil or
kerosene because it ignites in water sodium metal also floats on
water!

4. Room temperature sodium metal is soft enough that you can cut it
with a butter knife.
5. In humans, sodium is important for maintaining fluid balance in
cells and throughout the body.
6. There is only one stable isotope of sodium, 23Na.
7. Sodium is an abundant element. It is found in the sun and many other
stars. It is the 6th most abundant element on Earth,
8. Although it too reactive to occur in pure elemental form, it is found in
many minerals, including halite, cryolite, soda niter, zeolite,
amphibole, and sodalite.
9. Sodium is an abundant element that is essential for human nutrition
10.

Sodium is important for many chemical processes.

Facts on the NONMETAL in your Compound

Source 2 Title:
Chlorine Facts
MLA Citation: H
elmenstein,AnneMarie."GetFactsAbouttheElementChlorine."
About
.
AnneMarieHelmenstine,n.d.Web.06Oct.2014.

1. Chlorine was discovered by

Carl Wilhelm Scheele in Sweden in 1774
2. its name comes from the greek word
khloros meaning yellowish

green
3. Chlorine has a melting point of -100.98C, boiling point of -34.6C,
density of 3.214 g/l,
with a valence of 1, 3, 5, or 7.
4.
Chlorine is a member of the halogen group of elements and directly
combines with almost all of the other elements.

5. Chlorine figures prominently in many organic chemistry reactions,

particularly in substitutions with hydrogen.
6. The gas acts as an irritant for respiratory and other mucous
membranes. The liquid form will burn the skin
7. Humans can smell an amount as low as 3.5 ppm. A few breaths at a
concentration of 1000 ppm can usually kill you.
8.
Chlorine is used in many everyday products. It is used for
disinfecting drinking water.
9. Chlorine is also used in the production of textiles, paper products,
dyes, petroleum products, medicines, insecticides, disinfectants,
foods, solvents, plastics, paints, and many other products.
10.

Chlorine gas was used as a chemical weapon during World War I.

Chlorine is heavier than air and would form a deadly layer in

low-lying foxholes and trenches.

Facts on the Ionic Compound

Source 2 Title:
Sodium Chloride
MLA Citation:
Johnston,Christian."InterestingFacts."
SodiumChloridebyChristian
Johnston
.ChristianJohnston,n.d.Web.06Oct.2014.

1. Sodium Chloride is known as salt or table salt with the formula, NaCl.
2. Salt is normally found in nature as a rock/solid and is called rock salt,
which we mine. Another place it is found in nature is in the sea,
3. Salt can be known by its mineral name as well, Halite.

4. we can use salt as food preservation or use it to cook with or put on

top of food like chips, french fries, etc. Salt is very important and
essential to the body, without salt in our system we would die,
5. Salt can be dangerous if consumed too much, also in the long run can
cause heart problems.
6. The melting point of Sodium Chloride is 801 C, 1474 F and the
boiling point is 1413 C, 2575 F.The melting point of Sodium Chloride
is 801 C, 1474 F and the boiling point is 1413 C, 2575 F.
7. The structure of Sodium Chloride in crystal form is cubic like
8. if you drink way too much water, like 2 gallons in a short amount of
time, can flush all the salt out of your system and cause fatal
Hyponatremia because salt is very essential to the body.
9. In the early 1800s, salt was 4 times the price as it is today.
10.

the United States is the #1 salt consumer, and production in the

world at 22.14%,