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What happens if a calcium atom loses an electron to a chlorine atom?
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Because calcium has 2 valence electrons, it needs to get rid of them to have a stable noble gas conformation. Chlorine atom has 7 VE and only needs to gain one electron to have the noble gas conformation. Therefore one calcium will give one electron to two chlorine atoms, therefore resulting in an ionic bond.
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When sodium interacts with chlorine sodium loses and electron while chlorine loses one. this interactions forms?
ionic bond
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
Loss or gain of electron for calcium?
Calcium usually loses 2 electrons, giving a cation of Ca2+
What type of bond is formed when an atom of potassium loses an electron to an atom of chlorine?
ionic
When sodium and chlorine react the outermost electron of the sodium atom is?
Valence electron - Sodium loses one electron to form a sodium ion (valence of 1).
What happens when a atom loses an electron?
Forms an ion. e.g if chlorine loses an electron it will go form Cl2 ---> cl2+
What happens when atoms loses an electron?
AnswerA neutral atom that loses an electron becomes an ion that is positively charged (also called a cation).When a calcium atom loses two electrons it becomes positively charged.
When sodium interacts with chlorine sodium loses and electron while chlorine loses one. this interactions forms?
ionic bond
Does calcium gain electron?
Calcium loses two electrons; the cation is Ca2+.
What do you think happens to the size of the electron when it loses and electron?
The ATOM decreases in size when it loses an electron and increases when electrons are added.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charges particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
Loss or gain of electron for calcium?
Calcium usually loses 2 electrons, giving a cation of Ca2+
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
When sodium interacts with chlorine sodium loses an electron while chlorine gains one this interactions forms?
Sodium chloride
When sodium loses an electron and chlorine gains one what interaction forms?
Ionic Bonding
What type of bond is formed when an atom of potassium loses an electron to an atom of chlorine?
ionic
