Elemental chlorine exists in nature as diatomic molecules of Cl2. Could the process you used to describe the formation of NaCl account for this compound? Why or why not?

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Elemental chlorine exists in nature as diatomic molecules of Cl2. Could the process you used to describe the formation of NaCl account for this compound? Why or why not?

 

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