1. fill one container with very hot water and the other with ice water. 2. place one end of spoon into the cup with hot water and hold on to the other end with your finger tips. 3. hold the spoon for a minute or two. what do you feel happening?

The spoon will get warmer as it takes in the heat of the water

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.