A dot and cross diagram for sodium chloride suggests that it is made up of pairs of sodium and chloride ions. It is not. A 3D construction model shows how the ions are arranged in a lattice structure.
A two-dimensional model for the ionic lattice in sodium chloride Remember that the lattice arrangement is giant - for example, a single grain of salt may contain 1.2 × 10 18 (1,200,000,000,000,000,000 ...
Chemical Reactions - Ionic Formula Writing: Students learn how to write formulas. Chemical Reactions - Ionic Formula Writing Students learn how to write formulas for a variety of ionic compounds ...