In sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium has an ionic charge of a +1 cation, and chlorine has an ionic charge of -1 anion. So in order for the ionic compound to reach neutrality there must be one of each...
If you mean what makes up common table salt?
Then the answer would be one atom of Na or sodium and one atom of Cl or Clorine. The neat thing that makes them bond together so tightly is that Sodium...
Well...depends who you ask :P. I guess two. Sodium Chloride is NaCl. It's an "ionic compound" which means the atoms are not covalently bonded, they actually exist as Na+ and Cl-.At this point, it's...