If You Eat Metallic Sodium or Inhale Chlorine Gas, You

question 31

Multiple Choice

If you eat metallic sodium or inhale chlorine gas, you stand a strong chance of dying. Let these two elements react with each other, however, and you can safely sprinkle the compound on your popcorn for better taste. What is going on?

• A)After these two elements react they lose the potential energy to cause harm.
• B)All elements are inherently dangerous
• C)Sodium and chlorine from the elemental form is more concentrated than the sodium and chlorine we get from sodium chloride.
• D)Sodium chloride has nothing in common with the properties of the elements sodium and chlorine.

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