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Negative ion. Cl-
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∙ 9y agoChlorine forms a negative ion.
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Does Chlorine have a negative or positive charge?
generally negatively charged chloride ion. but there are a few species where chlorine has positive charge like ClO3-, ClO4- etc.
What is chlorine in ion form?
An anion is a negatively charged ion. Chlorine, because it wants to "steal" or "borrow" an electron to achieve that "magic" inert gas electron configuration will be a negative or anion. The chlorine ion's "extra" electron will give it an overall negative charge. The anion of chlorine is written as Cl- by those who annote it in chemistry.
If a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from sodium the chlorine atom would become blank charged?
positively
What ion will sodium form?
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.
Does fluorine form a positive or negative ion?
Negative (Fl-) All the halogens become negative ions.
Does chlorine form positive or negative ions?
Chlorine forms a negative ion.
Would chlorine fom a positive or a negative ion?
Chlorine will form a negative ion with a charge of -1 because it gains one electron to complete its octet.
Which would form a negative ion lithium aluminum magnesium or chlorine?
Chlorine would form a negative ion and the other three positive ions.
Does a chlorine ion have a negative or positive charge?
Non it is neutral
Why is the chlorine ion attracked to the sodium ion?
Chlorine ion is attracted to the sodium ion due to electrostatic forces of attraction. Sodium ion has a positive charge, while chlorine ion has a negative charge. Opposite charges attract each other, leading to the attraction between sodium and chlorine ions to form an ionic bond in sodium chloride (table salt).
What is produced if an atoms has a surplus of electrons?
This will produce a negative ion, called an anion. Non-metals such as chlorine form anions. See the link
Does Chlorine have a negative or positive charge?
generally negatively charged chloride ion. but there are a few species where chlorine has positive charge like ClO3-, ClO4- etc.
Do sodium and chlorine atom form a covalent bond?
No, sodium and chlorine do not form a covalent bond. They typically form an ionic bond, where sodium loses an electron to form a positive ion and chlorine gains an electron to form a negative ion, resulting in an attraction between the two ions.
Will form an ionic bond?
A positive ion and a negative ion.
What will form an ionic bond?
An ionic bond forms when one atom transfers one or more electrons to another atom. This transfer leads to the formation of oppositely charged ions that are then attracted to each other, creating the bond.
What will form ionic bond?
A positive ion and a negative ion.
What is an example of a negative ion?
Chloride ion (Cl-) is an example of a negative ion. When chlorine gains an electron, it becomes negatively charged.
