the formula for Na positive and Cl negative is NaCl.Commonly called as table SALT
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AB-------->A+B NaCl----->Na+Cl
Both of the Cl ions have the same pull on the electrons; therefore, we can infer that this will be a symmetrical molecule. It will be linear because there are no free electron pairs to influence the shape. H2O is bent because of these electron interactions.