**PLEASE HELP**
Sodium is an explosive metal. Chlorine is a poisonous gas. You would expect a compound made of sodium and chlorine to be

A.very dangerous

B.very explosive and poisonous

C.very closely related to the element that makes up the majority of the compound

D.unrelated to the individual properties of sodium and chlorine

Respuesta :

Normally, you might expect that anything related to Sodium and Chlorine is insanely dangerous and shares properties of both(B), but since the two are making a compound, that is not true. Compounds almost never share the properties of the elements they are made from. So your answer is D.