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What is meant by the term ion when a sodium changes from an atom to an ion?
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∙ 11y ago
An ion is a charged particle.
A sodium atom is neutral and has one electron in the valence shell.
When it loses its valence elctron, it is no longer neutral and becomes Na+ , i.e
a charged particle, hence it is an ion.
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Is the smallest natural particle of sodium chloride an atom or a molecule?
The more adequate term is "formula unit".
Why is sodium chloride not organic compound?
A molecule is a grouping of more than one atom. Sodium chloride contains a sodium atom and a chlorine atom. It's also called a compound because the two atoms are from different elements.
What is meant by 47 percent of NaOH solution?
This term means that 47% of the weight of this solution is sodium hydroxide.
Is sodium a radical?
Sodium is not a radical, it is an element. Chemists use the term radical to refer to small groups of atoms, such as the nitrate or phosphate or ammonium radicals, which tend to remain together as a group even when undergoing chemical reactions. A single atom, such as a sodium atom, is not a radical, it is just an element.
What is meant by the term buffering capacity?
buffering capacity is the ability to resist changes in acidity and alkalinity.
What is meant by the term oxidant?
A molecule or an atom gives away one ore more electrons and its oxidational number rises
Is a radical?
Sodium is not a radical, it is an element. Chemists use the term radical to refer to small groups of atoms, such as the nitrate or phosphate or ammonium radicals, which tend to remain together as a group even when undergoing chemical reactions. A single atom, such as a sodium atom, is not a radical, it is just an element.
Why sodium thiosulfate is known as hypo?
Sodium Thiosulphate was originally called Hyposulphite of Soda and Hypo is simply the short form of this common name with is still in use. The origin of this term is uncertain; these are just deductions. Hypo is the Greek word for 'under' and if you take a look at the structure of sodium hyposulphate you will note that the sulphite ion (SO3-2) is bonded to a sulphur atom ( as in replacing an oxygen atom of SO4-2 with a sulphur atom- thiosuphate). For purpose of symmetry, the structure of thiosulphate is drawn with the sulphur on top and the sulphite 'under' the sulphur. Hence the term hypo. It has applications in photographic processing and so does sodium carbonate (called washing soda), hence the term soda.
Ordinary table salt is composed of molecules?
Chemists use the term salt to broadly refer to any ionic compound, but what most people call salt is table salt, also known as sodium chloride (NaCl). Table salt consists of molecules, each of which has one sodium atom and one chlorine atom. Sodium without chlorine, or chlorine without sodium, bears no resemblance to salt. Only when the two are combined, do you have salt. That is why salt is composed of molecules.
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