A student wants to prepare a salt starting with H2SO4. Select all of the compound types that can react with H2SO4 to form a salt. 1. salt
2. acid
3. acid salt
4. basic oxide
5. base
6. metal
7. acidic oxide

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.

yes the answer is total mass in unchanged   : )