The bond between sodium Na. and Chlorine Cl. to form halite salt. is an___________ bond.
A) covalent
B) valent
C) ionic
D) metallic

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The bond between sodium and chlorine to form halite salt is an ionic bond, where sodium loses an electron to become a positive ion and chlorine gains an electron to become a negative ion. The resulting attraction between the two ions creates an ionic bond.

The Bond Between Sodium Na