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What is the charge of a sodium atom that has lost 1 electron why?
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The charge is 1+ because the cation is negative.
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Do the symbol Na represents a sodium atom that has lost an electrons?
No. Na is the chemical sign for any sodium atom. The sign for ^^ is Na+1. No, I didn't make a mistake with the + or -. The + is for the charge. The electron has -1 charge, and 0-(-1)=1 (or +1). So the charge of a sodium atom with one lost electron is +1.
What is a Na plus ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
Which is larger a sodium atom or sodium ion with a plus 1 charge?
The sodium atom is much bigger than a sodium cation with a plus 1 charge, because the "lost" electron of the ion had a higher principal quantum number than any remaining electron in the ion and therefore was distributed through a larger volume of space than any of the remaining electrons.
What is an atom that has given up or gained electrons?
Atoms that have lost or gained one or more electrons are called ions.An atom that has gained and electron is an anion; and atom that has lost an electron is a cation. Gaining an electron means the anion has a negative charge; losing one or more electrons means the atom has a positive charge.
How do a sodium and positive sodium ion differ?
Sodium, an Alkali Metal from Group 1 of the periodic table, is the element with atomic number 11. That means it has 11 protons in its nucleus. A neutral atom of sodium will have 11 electrons around it. There will be a one-to-one correspondence between protons and electrons. An ion of sodium (or any other element) will have an unequal number of protons and electrons in it. That's the difference. Sodium atoms have a single valence electron in their valence shell. When we encounter sodium ions, we find them to have "loaned out" that valence electron, and they have an overall charge of +1 now. We write Na+1 or Na+ to indicate this ion. It makes sense when you look at that notation because the 10 electrons remaining around a sodium atom cannot balance the charge of the 11 protons in the nucleus. It's that simple. Lastly, any atom with an unbalanced (unequal) number of positive and negative charges will have an overall charge, and is considered an ion. Note that sodium is very reactive, and we don't find it free in nature. It is always found in combination with another or other elements in compounds. The most common sodium compound we find is NaCl, which is sodium chloride, or table salt. When you put salt in water, it "comes apart" into sodium and chlorine ions in the water. The sodium atoms will be in there with their 11 protons in the nuclei, and will have 10 electrons about them. The chlorine atoms will have "borrowed" or "stolen" one of the electrons from sodium, and the atoms of chlorine will be wandering around with an extra electron - the one they borrowed from sodium. A link can be found below for more information.
What would be the electrical charge of a sodium atom that lost an electron?
if a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from a sodium atom it would become positively charged APEX
What kind of charge would a sodium atom have if it lost one electron?
Sodium become a cation (positive charge) - Na+.
Do the symbol Na represents a sodium atom that has lost an electrons?
No. Na is the chemical sign for any sodium atom. The sign for ^^ is Na+1. No, I didn't make a mistake with the + or -. The + is for the charge. The electron has -1 charge, and 0-(-1)=1 (or +1). So the charge of a sodium atom with one lost electron is +1.
When a sodium atom has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron atom?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What symbol Na plus represents a sodium atom that has lost?
Na^+ represents a sodium atom that has lost ONE ELECTRON.
Is Na plus a ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
What is a Na plus ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
What happens when a sodium atom that has lost an electron come near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What happen when a sodium atom that has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What happens when a sodium atom that lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?
Sodium chloride is formed by an ionic bond.
What are differences between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
What difference between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
