which of the following best describes particles in a solid? molecules slide past each other sample takes shape of container, no attractive forces between particles, fills whatever container it is in, or particles tightly packed together ?

"the periodic table is arranged in order of atomic number."

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.