3 points 5. Which of the following is true regarding the atoms involved in a
chemical reaction? *
a) During a chemical reaction, atoms will always be combined into much larger
molecules.
b) Some of the atoms will always be changed into a different type of atom by a
chemical reaction.
c) Some of the atoms present before the reaction will always be lost during a
chemical reaction.
d) The same number of each type of atom will always be present before and after a
chemical reaction takes place.

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.

the answer is d.) potassium