Q: Why do sodium and chloride ions attract each other?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Sodium and chloride ions have equal but opposite charges. Opposites attract, so sodium and chloride ions attract each other. They cling together in a strong ionic bond. You can see this in row 2 of Figure above . Brackets separate the ions in the diagram to show that the ions in the compound do not share electrons. You can see animations of sodium chloride forming at these URLs:.

 Choices:

- sulfides attract

- magnetism

- like attracts like

- opposites attract


A:
opposites attract