Sodium is a non-transition metal so it can only form one type of ion, that is Na+ or Na+1. It loses it's only valence electron to a nonmetal so that it can assume a noble gas configuration and be at its most stable state.
Sodium forms a positive ion and Chlorine a Negative ion.
Sodium forms Na+ ions.
Sodium forms the Na+ ion.
Positive & negative respectfully.
Ionic bond
A chloride ion has a larger radius than a sodium ion, because the chloride has an additional complete valence shell of electrons compared to a sodium ion, but a sodium atom has lost the only electron in this valence shell that the sodium atom ever included to form a sodium ion.
Sodium Nitrate NaNO3 (subscript) for sodium ion Na+ and and nitrate ion NO3- combine to form this compound
A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion has a missing electron electron. It has a positive charge, as opposed to the atom, which is neutral.
While a sodium ion and neon atom both have 10 electrons they are of different elements as a neon atom has 10 protons while sodium has 11. As a result the neon atom is neutral while the sodium ion carries a positive charge. So neon can exist on its own as a gas while sodium ion needs a negative ion to balance its charge and form an ionic solid.
carbon
sodium
No: sodium forms a positive ion in its ionic compounds.
sodium
A chloride ion has a larger radius than a sodium ion, because the chloride has an additional complete valence shell of electrons compared to a sodium ion, but a sodium atom has lost the only electron in this valence shell that the sodium atom ever included to form a sodium ion.
Sodium will lose 1 electron to form a sodium ion.
Positive.
sodium
Sodium forms 1 type of ion; namely, Na+.
Na+ Cation
Yes, sodium will lose an electron to form a positive ion, Na+
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
Sodium Nitrate NaNO3 (subscript) for sodium ion Na+ and and nitrate ion NO3- combine to form this compound