Chlorine: Difference between revisions

The chloride ion is formed when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form an anion (negatively-charged ion) Cl⁻. The salts of hydrochloric acid [[HCl]] dissociate to contain chloride ions which can also be called chlorides. Another example is table salt, which is sodium chloride with the chemical formula [[NaCl]]. In water, it dissolves into Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions. The word chloride can also refer to a chemical compound in which one or more chlorine atoms are covalently bonded in the molecule. This means that chlorides can be either in [[inorganic]] or [[organic compounds]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloride]