When table salt forms, which action occurs between the reacting elements? (1 point)
O Chlorine donates an electron to sodium.
Sodium shares an electron with chlorine. O Sodium donates an electron to chlorine.
O Chlorine exchanges an electron with sodium.

Sodium wants to lose an electron and chlorine wants to gain an electron to become stable. This is because of their place in the periodic table, sodium being on the very left edge and chlorine on the very right (noble gasses dont count as they are stable to begin with)

Therefore sodium will donate to chlorine so they both become stable with an ionic bond. (another way to tell its ionic is the very large difference in electronegativity)

When table salt forms, which action occurs between the reacting elements? (1 point) O Chlorine donates an electron to sodium. Sodium shares an electron with chlorine. O Sodium donates an electron to chlorine. O Chlorine exchanges an electron with sodium.​

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When table salt forms, which action occurs between the reacting elements? (1 point)
O Chlorine donates an electron to sodium.
Sodium shares an electron with chlorine. O Sodium donates an electron to chlorine.
O Chlorine exchanges an electron with sodium.