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A sodium ion (Na+) is essentially a sodium atom which had been oxidized, losing one electron and gaining a positive charge. Thus, the atomic structure of a sodium ion is an atom with 11 protons in its nucleus, but only 10 electrons in its orbitals, thus explaining its positive charge.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoA sodium ion is an atom which has lost one electron and gained a positive charge through oxidation. Its molecular formula is Na+.
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∙ 13y agoSodium is a metal. It has a giant metallic structure, where the Sodium ions are arranged in a regular manner, and a sea of delocalized electrons roam freely around the whole structure.
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What structure does oxygen diffuses through but a sodium ion may need active transport?
A semipermeable membrane
The statement below refers to a structure of the cell oxygen diffuse through this structure but sodium ion may need active transport which structure is this statement most likely referring to?
a semipermeable membrane
How is a sodium ion symbol written?
Sodium is a cation therefore it is written as Na+
Neurotransmitters are released in a synapse and bind to?
a receptor structure in a ligand-gated sodium-ion pore. The receptor is like a cave which is an outer part of a protein structure which also has a tunnel which can be open or closed, and the presence of the neurotransmitter causes the tunnel (pore) to open.
What is the problem when cell expands and bursts because of high sodium ion around outside?
When the sodium ions are in higher concentration out side the cell, the cell shrinks. It does not expand and bursts. It can burst when the sodium ion concentration becomes very low, out side the cell.
In a salt crystal sodium chloride how does the number of sodium ions compare to the number chlorine ions?
The formula for sodium chloride is NaCl. This means that for every one sodium ion, there is one chloride ion. The ratio is 1:1, so the numbers of each ion in a crystal of NaCl should be equal.
What type of crystal structure does NaCl have?
The crystalline structure of sodium chloride is face-centered cubic.
A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion?
A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion has a missing electron electron. It has a positive charge, as opposed to the atom, which is neutral.
How can you describe the structure of sodium chloride?
Ionic. When solid: crystalic ion latice
What colour is sodium ion?
Sodium ion is colorless.
What structure does oxygen diffuses through but a sodium ion may need active transport?
A semipermeable membrane
What structure does oxygen diffuse through that a sodium ion may need active transport?
A semipermeable membrane
What structure does oxygen diffuses through but sodium ion may need active transport?
A semipermeable membrane
What is the structure of molten sodium chloride?
In molten sodium chloride the free moving particles are Na+ and Cl- ions, during electrolysis sodium ion moves towards cathode and chloride ion towards anode.
What change in electron structure occures when a sodium atom becomes a sodium ion?
The valence electrons are either lost to another atom or the sodium atom gains valence electrons, it really depends on if what the sodium atom is bonding with has a lot or a little of valence electrons. The structure doesn't change though, just the number of valence electrons change. The nucleus is never changed when an ion is formed.
The charges with sodium chloride are all balanced for every positive sodium ion How can sodium be attracted to water?
Because it composits so and Sama and Dahru have writen out a compleat data structure for it.
What is a positive sodium ion and a negative chloride ion?
Sodium chloride is very useful. Sodium ion is the positive ion.
