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When a chlorine atom becomes an ion has it been oxidized or reduced?
A chlorine atom gains an electron when it becomes an ion. This means it has been reduced because there is a decrease in oxidation state from 0 to -1.
Why does a chlorine atom gain an electron when it forms an ion?
Atoms that gain extra electrons become negatively charged. A neutral chlorine atom.
Is chlorine positives or negative?
The atom is neutral; the ion chloride is negative.
What happens when chlorine gains an extra electron on the outer shell?
It becomes a negative ion.
Why sodium's electron and chlorine's electron attract each other?
The electrons do not attract each other. The single valence electron of a sodium atom is given up to a chlorine atom. This results in the sodium atom forming a positive sodium ion, and the chlorine atom forming a negative chloride ion. The oppositely charged ions form an electrostatic attraction, which forms the neutral ionic compound of sodium chloride.
What is bigger a chlorine atom or a chlorine ion?
A chloride ion is slightly larger than a chlorine atom, because in an ion there is one more electron than proton, allowing the electron shells to expand slightly. In a chlorine atom, the number of electrons and protons is the same.
When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium does the atom of chlorine become an ion with a smaller or larger radius than the atom of chlorine?
It becomes an ion with a larger radius than the atom of chlorine
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.
Which process change a chlorine atom into a chloride ion?
chlorine atom will first convert to the gaseous chlorine atom which will then add one electron to form chloride ion.
What is the chloride ion and chlorine atom electron configuration?
Cl- Chloride ion 1s22s22p63s23p6 Cl Chlorine atom 1s22s22p63s23p5
Is chlorine a atom or ion and how do you know?
Chlorine is an atom with a neutral charge, 0. Chloride is the chlorine ion with a charge of -1. You can tell the two apart because the chlorine atom is simply "Cl" whereas the chloride ion is denoted "Cl" with a superscript minus sign.
What does a chloride ion have that a chlorine atom does not?
The chloride ion has an electron in plus.
How many valence electrons are in a chlorine atom and a chloride ion?
There are 7 valence electrons in chlorine atom and 8 valence electrons in chloride ion.
Why is chloride ion bigger than chlorine atom?
A thorough explanation requires quantum calculations, but as an approximation: A chloride ion is bigger than a chlorine atom because the ion contains an additional electron, but the positive charge of the nucleus is not changed from that of the atom. As a result, the average electrostatic force between the nucleus and each electron is slighter weaker in the ion, so that its electrons equilibrate with a larger average distance from the nucleus than in the atom. (The external dimension of either an atom or an ion is determined by the size of its electron cloud since the nucleus is too far inside the electron cloud to affect external dimension.)
What is the difference between chlorine ion and atom?
A chlorine ion has one less electron, giving it a +1 charge.
What is the definition of chlorine ion?
A chloride ion is a chlorine atom that has gained one electron, and as such has developed a charge of -1.
Chloride ion and the chlorine atom have how many electron configurations?
chlorine have 17 atom the eletron configuration 1s22s22p63s23p5
