How is sodium chloride different from its constituent elements, sodium and chlorine in its properties? Justify.

• Compounds are those pure substances which are formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in a fixed ratio by mass. Compounds have a property by virtue of which they have totally different properties from their components.

Sodium chloride different from its constituent elements, sodium and chlorine in its properties as :

• Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a compound in which sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) are combined chemically.
• Sodium chloride (NaCl) has properties that are fundamentally different from sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl).
• Sodium is a soft metal with a high reactivity. Chlorine whereas is a deadly non-metallic gas.
• Yet sodium chloride is a very helpful molecule that is added to our diet as salt to provide minerals as well as flavor.