eli5: Why does NaCl not blow up in water like Na? Doesn’t the molecule breaks into Na+ / Cl- in water?
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Na has an extra electron that Na+ doesn’t. It’s that extra electron that makes Na react with many things, and lacking it, it’s perfectly happy to just hang around. The same goes for Cl vs Cl-, Cl lacks an electron and will go out of its way to react with things that have extra electrons. Cl- is happy.
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