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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoA sodium ion is formed when a Sodium atom loses a single electron. The ion is electrically charged, while the atom is electrically neutral.
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∙ 12y agothe ion has one less electron. Na^0 vs Na^+1
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∙ 13y agoAn ion of sodium is a charged atom of sodium. An atom need not be charged.
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A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion?
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.
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium ion?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
What is the difference between sodium ion and neon atom?
They all have full outer shells. in other words 8 electrons in the outer shell
How are sodium and chlorine ions different from salt molecules?
A sodium ion is a sodium atom missing one electron. A chlorine ion is a chlorine atom with an extra electron. A salt molecule is a sodium ion stuck to a chlorine ion.
What is the difference between a calcium ion and a sodium ion?
Sodium ions have a +1 charge, whereas calcium ions have a 2+ charge.
What is the difference in mass of Na ion and Na atom?
The difference in mass between a sodium atom and a sodium ion (supposing Na+) is 9.10938188 × 10-31kg (the mass of an electron). This is due to the sodium atom losing an electron to form an ion. In order to attain the mass of a single sodium atom you need to divide the molar massn (mass number) of sodium by avogadro's number. You can then find the mass of the ion by subtracting the mass of an electron from the mass of a sodium atom.
Which diagram best represents the relationship between the diameter of a sodium atom and the diameter of a positive sodium ion?
A sodium ion is smaller in diameter than a sodium atom.
What are the difference in stability between sodium ion and sodium atom?
Sodium atom has 11 electrons...whereas sodium ion has 10 electrons. Sodium ion is more stable because it has a complete octet(noble gas configuration-Neon) which makes it inert like noble gas. Sodium atom tends to lose the extra electron which is in 3-s shell to become stable.
A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion?
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.
Which atom is isoelectronic with sodium ion?
Neon is isoelectronic with the sodium ion.
How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium ion?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium atom?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
Is sodium atom or chloride ion negatively charged?
Sodium Atom
What is the difference between sodium ion and neon atom?
They all have full outer shells. in other words 8 electrons in the outer shell
When a sodium atom becomes an ion it does what?
A sodium atom would lose a electron so it would become a Na+ ion
How are sodium and chlorine ions different from salt molecules?
A sodium ion is a sodium atom missing one electron. A chlorine ion is a chlorine atom with an extra electron. A salt molecule is a sodium ion stuck to a chlorine ion.
