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Cl:Cl Since each of the chlorines in the molecule is sharing one electron with the other they both get an octect. They only share one of their electrons with the other. So 7+1=8The chlorine atoms could share a pair of valence electrons.
When elements first come together they are both electrically neutral. When they get close enough, an electron transfers from the sodium to the chlorine. This makes the a positive sodium ion, Na+, and a negative chlorine ion, Cl-.
It is ionic because it's a bond between a metal(potassium) and a non-metal(chlorine). Potassium has one electron in its valence shell, and chlorine has seven electrons in its valence shell. Following the octet rule, the potassium gives an electron to the chlorine. Then the negatively charged chlorine ion and the positively charged potassium ion stick together because of their opposite charges. Ionic bonds give electrons, covalent bonds share electrons.
Yes. Sodium (Na) is a metal, and chlorine (Cl) is a nonmetal, and an ionic bond is a bond between a metal and a nonmetal.Added:Yrs, this is true.Sodium an alkali metal, donates one electron to chlorine to become the cation,Na +Chlorine, a halogen and a nonmetal, accepts one electron from sodium to become the anion,Cl -Opposites attract in elemental interactions, so,Na + and Cl -are bound together in the ionic compound,NaCl
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Cl:Cl Since each of the chlorines in the molecule is sharing one electron with the other they both get an octect. They only share one of their electrons with the other. So 7+1=8The chlorine atoms could share a pair of valence electrons.
yes, chlorine is a diatomic molecule, meaning two chlorine atoms can combine together to form a molecule.
Sodium has 1 electron to "donate" and chlorine has space to "accept" 1 electron, so this electron transfer occurs and both have a stable octet electron configuration
just add them together and you get 147kj
When elements first come together they are both electrically neutral. When they get close enough, an electron transfers from the sodium to the chlorine. This makes the a positive sodium ion, Na+, and a negative chlorine ion, Cl-.
At the positive electrode electrons are removed from the solution. If chloride ions (Cl-) are present the will each lose and electron to form chlorine atoms, which then bond together to from Cl2 molecules, which is chlorine gas. Chlorine is extremely toxic, which is why you shouldn't use table salt (sodium chloride) as an electrolyte.
This roughly describes an ionic bond. If we look at just a single example, we can consider table salt, which is sodium chloride (NaCl). The sodium atom and the chlorine atom get together to form this one-to-one relationship. Sodium badly wants to loan out its one valence electron, and chlorine badly wants to borrow an electron to complete its valence electron shell. The two atoms get together and the ionic bond is formed when the electron exchange takes place. When sodium chloride gets into water, it dissociates into a sodium and a chlorine ion. The sodium ion is a sodium atom with one less electron, and the chloride ion is a chlorine atom with an extra electron. In general, when atoms from the opposite ends of the periodic table get together, we see ionic bonds form. The Group 1 and Group 2 elements, the Alkali and Alkaline Earth metals, will readily form ionic bonds with the Group 17 elements, the Halogens.
It is ionic because it's a bond between a metal(potassium) and a non-metal(chlorine). Potassium has one electron in its valence shell, and chlorine has seven electrons in its valence shell. Following the octet rule, the potassium gives an electron to the chlorine. Then the negatively charged chlorine ion and the positively charged potassium ion stick together because of their opposite charges. Ionic bonds give electrons, covalent bonds share electrons.
Usually you would name chlorine as an element, and not an atom. An element has atoms, and there can be a chlorine atom. But according to terminology, you would name it as an element.
It is possible because sodium and chlorine put together is a harmless compound. If you were to put chlorine and bleach together, that would be a different story.