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Sodium loses 2 electrons when it becomes an ion, giving sodium a positive charge Na2+
Sodium usually loses only 1 electron to become the familiar Na+1 ion. In situations of Na vapour and a large electric potential Na can be forced up to a +2 ion.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoSodium forms metallic bonds with other sodium atoms, forming a single solid block of metal rather than discrete molecules.
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∙ 14y agoSodium will lose an electron when it bonds ionically. It wants to obey the octet rule.
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∙ 12y ago1 gets donated to the other atom it's bonding with. This is called Ionic Bonding.
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What is the elements sodium and carbon form chemical bonds?
they form the ionic compound sodium carbide
How does salt desolve in water?
When solid sodium chloride is placed in water, water molecules form bonds to the sodium and chlorine ions. Since these bonds are quite strong compared to the ionic bonds, the sodium and chlorine are pulled apart. The result is sodium and chlorine atoms surrounded by a hydration shell (group of water molecules).
What types of bonds does bleach have?
Sodium hypochlorite has an ionic bond.
What is Salt type of?
Sodium chloride is a salt with ionic bonds.
What happens to chemical bonds when new compounds are formed in a chemical reaction?
the bonds get larger and more bonds are created
What happens when an ionic compound forms between sodium and bromine atoms?
The compound sodium bromide is formed by the formation of ionic bonds between sodium and bromide ions.
What happens then a sodium atom and a clorine atom exchange an electron?
The sodium atom gives an electron to the chlorine atom to make the sodium and chloride ions respectively. Then they form ionic bonds forming sodium chloride.
What happens to sodiums valence electron when sodium bonds with chlorine to form table salt?
The electron is transferred to chlorine.
Does sodium chloride have convalent bonds between their atoms?
Sodium chloride has ionic bonds.
Are sodium chloride and water ionic bonds?
Only sodium chloride has ionic bonds.
What kinds of bonds occurs when an atom of sodium joins an atom of chlorine to form sodium chlorine?
Sodium chloride has ionic bonds.
Compare the ways in which the elements sodium and carbon form chemical bonds.?
Sodium forms ionic bonds. Carbon forms covalent bonds.
What kind of bonds make up a formula unit for sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride has ionic bonds.
Is sodium and sulfur likely to form covalent bonds?
no, sodium is a metal and metals don't form covalent bonds
What kind of bonds make up a formula unit of sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride has ionic bonds inside.
Is sodium chloride a metallic element?
No, the bonds in sodium chloride are ionic. Metallic bonds form only among metals, not with nonmetals.
What kind of bond is sodium monoxide?
Sodium monoxide has ionic bonds.
