The elements sodium and chlorine react to form sodium chloride. Does sodium chloride retain any of the characteristic properties of either sodium or chlorine? Explain your answer.

Here, we are required to determine of the Sodium chloride formed from the reaction of sodium and chlorine retain any of the characteristic properties of either sodium or chlorine.

The Sodium chloride formed from the reaction of sodium and Chlorine does not retain any of the characteristic properties of either sodium or chlorine.

The reaction between sodium and chlorine to form Sodium chloride is a chemical change.

A Chemical change is one which is characterized by the formation of a new substance upon the reaction between a substance and another, alternatively, chemical decomposition into two or more different substances can also be termed a chemical change. These processes are not reversible except by means of further chemical reactions and the reactants and products have different characteristic properties.

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Reaction type : double replacement hcl + lioh = h2o + licl