After the quick chemistry lesson above, we can see that table salt, sodium chloride, contains a positively charged sodium and a negatively charged chlorine. These charged components are arranged ...

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine gas. A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic ...

If foreign molecules such as sodium and chlorine (the ingredients in common table salt) squeeze between water molecules, these bonds can't form. Any reduction in the concentration of pure water ...

Damp litmus paper is bleached white when it is placed in chlorine. If damp-blue litmus paper is used, the paper turns red then white.