Given the two half-reactions, what must be done in the next step before the reaction can be balanced? First: upper A u superscript 3 plus right arrow upper A u. Second: upper I superscript minus right arrow Upper I subscript 2.

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.