Which interaction is responsible for the force of attraction between the particles in a salt crystal?

A salt crystal is held together by electrostatic attraction between positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chloride ions. Opposite charges attract, so this is a proton-electron interaction in terms of the particles’ charges. Proton-proton and electron-electron interactions are repulsive, while neutrons have no electric charge.

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