When sodium metal is placed in a flask full of chlorine gas, a violent reaction occurs. These dangerous non-charged elements, when mixed, produce the ionic compound sodium chloride, otherwise known as table salt. Explain how this happens in terms of nuclei, electrons, and charges.

the number of protons in the nucleus of a given element. has slight luster and conducts electricity at high temperatures like metal.but like a nonmetal,boron is brittle and does not conduct electricity well at low temperatures. in graphite, carbon is a soft,brittle solid.it is reflective,ductile,or malleable.