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What kind of charge would a sodium atom have if it lost one electron?
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Sodium become a cation (positive charge) - Na+.
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How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
Difference between ions and atoms?
An atom is a particle that has the same number of protons as electrons. For example sodium. A sodium atom has 11 protons and 11 electrons. A sodium ion might have 11 protons and 10 electrons, so it would have a charge of +1. If a sodium ion had 10 protons and 11 electrons, it would have a charge of-1.
When a sodium atom loses one valence electron it gets a charge of what?
1+
In an atom of antimatter what would be the charge of an electron?
An atom of antimatter does not contain any electrons. The equivalent of an electron in antimatter is a positron, which has charge +1.
What happens when a sodium atom loses an electron in it's outer energry shell?
It becomes a sodium cation with a charge of 1+. Its formula is Na+.
What would be the electrical charge of a sodium atom that lost an electron?
if a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from a sodium atom it would become positively charged APEX
What charge will a Sodium atom have if it loses one electron?
The Sodium atom with be positively charged [it will have a single positive charge]
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.
What happens to the charge of an atom if you take one electron away?
there would be a plus (+) charge. Electrons have a negative charge so when a neutral atom loses an electron, it becomes positive. Another word for this is a cation.
When a Na atom loses one electron it gets a charge of what?
An electron has a charge of -1. When a Sodium (Na) atom loses one electron, it loses a negative and becomes a stable Sodium ion with a charge of +1.
How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
To form an ion does a sodium atom have to lose or gain a electron?
lose an electron, forms Na+, sodium with a charge of plus one.
What is the charge of a sodium atom that has lost 1 electron why?
The charge is 1+ because the cation is negative.
Do the symbol Na represents a sodium atom that has lost an electrons?
No. Na is the chemical sign for any sodium atom. The sign for ^^ is Na+1. No, I didn't make a mistake with the + or -. The + is for the charge. The electron has -1 charge, and 0-(-1)=1 (or +1). So the charge of a sodium atom with one lost electron is +1.
Difference between ions and atoms?
An atom is a particle that has the same number of protons as electrons. For example sodium. A sodium atom has 11 protons and 11 electrons. A sodium ion might have 11 protons and 10 electrons, so it would have a charge of +1. If a sodium ion had 10 protons and 11 electrons, it would have a charge of-1.
When a sodium atom loses one valence electron it gets a charge of what?
1+
Why does a sodium atom have a positive charge?
Sodium gives away an electron, thus becoming positively charged.
