A compound is a combination of two or more elements with a fixed composition. Sodium chloride, NaCl, is a compound that consists of sodium ions and chloride ions connected by ionic bonds to form a 3D structure. Its composition is fixed.
While An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. It can have varying composition

This is becos sodium chloride is the starting point of other sodium compounds.

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Because its a combination of ions to produce a crystal

AstonM:
an alloy is the combination of two or more metals ..so sodium chloride is not an alloy because it is not contained two metals

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omenka:
Wrong.

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omenka:
Wrong.

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it is because they don't have metallic propeties

babyfaceafrica:
they don't conduct electricity

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omenka:
Wrong.

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jerryflames:
Salt, for example (sodium chloride, NaCl), is considered an ionic compound, not an alloy of sodium.
This is because if the unlike atoms in a substance are attracted by strong electrical forces, the result is not an ordered solid solution with metallic properties but a true chemical compound

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omenka:
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omenka:
Question.

Explain the reason why sodium chloride cannot be referred to as an alloy even though añ alloy is said to be a combination of two or more elements, one of which is a metal.

because they do not have metallic properties, hence can't be reffered as an alloy

It is an ionic compound, being made up of equal numbers of positively charged sodium and negatively charged chloride ions.

sodium chloride dissolve in water while alloys generally do not dissolve in water.

the unlike atoms in a substance are attracted by strong electrical forces, the result is not an ordered solid solution with metallic properties but a true chemical compound. Salt, for example (sodium chloride, NaCl), is considered an ionic compound, not an alloy of sodium. other alloys have ordered configuration

omenka:
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LionDeLeo:

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please check my own sir

NaCl is an ionic compound,not an alloy of sodium

they are not malleable

Because alloys are defined by metallic bonding

they are not ductile

alloys are ordered within their lattices. nacl is not

they are held by ionic and not van der waal bond

omenka:
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they are not mixture of metals

Drniyi4u:
because sodium(metal) and chlorine(non metal) react together to form a compound and alloy is a combination of two or more metals

you didn't say if I'm right or wrong

Sodium chloride is an ionic compound

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INCREDIBLEGUY:
it can not be referred to sodium chloride because Sodium chloride, also known as salt or halite, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions why allow is a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion

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