Sodium is a soft metal and chlorine is a gaseous non-metal but soidum chloride is a brittle solid. Give reason.

Sodium is a soft metal and chlorine is a gaseous non-metal but soidum

1.	Sodium is a soft metal and chlorine is a gaseous non-metal but soidum chloride is a brittle solid. Give reason.
Answer» Solution :Sodium and chlorine combine chemically to form sodium CHLORIDE which is a compound. In a compound, the CONSTITUENT elements do not RETAIN their PROPERTIES. Therefore, sodium chloride GETS a new set of properties which is completely different from sodium and chlorine.