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It forms an ion by giving away its only electron in the valence shell (3rd energy level).
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What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and the chlorine atom become one a valves electron is transferred from one to another?
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
What happens when an atom looses electron?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
What is an atom when it looses an electron?
It becomes a positively charged ion.
Describe what would happen if a positively sodium atom and a negatively charged chloringe atom came into contact?
Sodium chloride is formed.
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and the chlorine atom become one a valves electron is transferred from one to another?
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
What is ionic formulae?
An example is what we call a salt - say solid crystalline sodium chloride - dissolved in water it becomes both types of ions: the sodium atom becomes a positively charged atom / ion while the chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged atom / ion.
What molecule formula is ionic?
An example is what we call a salt - say solid crystalline sodium chloride - dissolved in water it becomes both types of ions: the sodium atom becomes a positively charged atom / ion while the chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged atom / ion.
What happens when an atom loose an atom?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
Is a cation a positively charged sodium atom?
yes
A sodium atom that is positively charged is written as?
Na+
What happens when an atom looses electron?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
When an atom loses an electron that atom becomes?
ion that is positively charged
When an atom becomes positively charged it is called what?
cation
How does an atom become a positively charged ion?
An atom becomes a positively charged ion when it loses one or more electrons.
How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
What charge will a Sodium atom have if it loses one electron?
The Sodium atom with be positively charged [it will have a single positive charge]
