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The easiest way for sodium (Na) to achieve noble gas stability is for it to lose 1 electron. When this happens, you still have 11 protons, but now you have 10 electrons. 11 positives and 10 negatives equals an overall +1 charge. A cation is a positively charged ion.
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∙ 15y agoThe sodium ion carries a positive charge, making it a cation.
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∙ 14y agoSodium will form a cation (positively charged ion) when in an ionic bond.
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∙ 8y agoSodium become a cation (Na+) when loss an electron.
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∙ 13y agoi am pretty sure it is a cation
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∙ 16y agocation (+ ion)
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∙ 13y agosodium forms cations
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What is the cation for sodium fluoride?
CATION: Na+ ANION: F-
What types of ions are present in Sodium Oxalate?
Sodium cation (Na+) and oxalate anion (C2O42-)
When sodium and chlorine react they form?
Sodium and Chlorine form Sodium Chloride when they react. This is because the cation of sodium is added to the anion of chlorine.
What compound does lye (sodium hydroxide) have?
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is an ionic compound consisting of a sodium cation na+ and an hydroxide anion OH-.
Is cesium anion or cation?
cation
What is the cation for sodium fluoride?
CATION: Na+ ANION: F-
How was sodium chloride named?
Sodium from the cation sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) from the anion.
When does a ionic bond form in sodium chloride?
When a sodium cation encounter a chlorine anion.
What chemicals are there in Sodium hydroxide?
sodium hydroxide is itself a chemical. It can disassociate into a sodium cation and a hydroxide anion
What types of ions are present in Sodium Oxalate?
Sodium cation (Na+) and oxalate anion (C2O42-)
What is the major anion in the extracellular fluids of the body?
Major Intracellular cation - K+ (Potassium) Major Extracellular cation - Na+ (Sodium) Major Intracellular anion - PO4+ (Phosphate) Major Extracellular anion - Cl- (Chloride)
What kind of bonding is sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate?
Ionic bond between sodium cation and dodecylbenzenesulfonate anion. Covalent bonding between the atoms in dodecylbenzenesulfonate anion.
Is sodium a anion are a cation?
Sodium is an elemental metal, found in the Periodic Table. When it ionises( looses) an electron it becomes the Sodium CATION (Na^(+)). Remember ions that have a positive charge are CATIONS, and ions that have a negative charge are ANIONS. Slo the chloride ion (Cl^-) is an ANION. Collectively they are ions.
Why is sodium chloride written like this?
Because the formula unit is NaCl.In sodium chloride, sodium is a cation which is named first. It is followed by ame of anion which is chlorine.
Na and C1- are called?
Na+ is the sodium cation, Cl- is chlorine anion.
What are the specific charges of sodium and chloride?
Sodium is monovalent, the cation is Na+. Chlorine is monovalent, the anion is Cl-.
How many positive ions in sodium chloride?
The formula unit NaCl contain one sodium atom.
