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Ionic Compounds Are Balanced. Table salt is an example of an ionic compound. Sodium and chlorine ions come together to form sodium chloride, or NaCl. The sodium atom in this compound loses an electron to become Na+, while the chlorine atom gains an electron to become Cl-.
The compound that contains both covalent and ionic bonds is the compound of NH4Cl ( ammonium chloride). The Nitrogen atoms in combination with the Hydrogen atoms form the covalent bonds. The Ammonium ion (the cation) and Chlorine ion (the anion) form the ionic bonds of the polyatomic ionic combination.