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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 HCl 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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