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Q. When sodium and chlorine ion react, energy is

JamiaJamia 2010

Solution:

Sodium (cation) and chlorine (anion), oppositely charged ions are attracted towards each other by electrostatic force of attraction and are thus, linked together by an ionic bond. In the formation of ionic bond energy is released.