Given the balanced equation representing a reaction:
H2O(l) + HCl(g) --> H3O+(aq) + Cl-(aq).
According to one acid-base theory, the H2O(l) molecules

A. accept H+ ions
B. accept OH- ions
C. donate H+ ions
D. donate OH- ions

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.