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Chloride

The chloride ion is formed when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form the negatively charged ion Cl⁻. The salts of hydrochloric acid H Cl are also called chlorides. An example is table salt, which is sodium chloride with formula NaCl. In water, it dissolves into Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions.

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