they form an ionic bond (:
The sodium atom becomes a sodium cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a chloride anion.
Chlorine becomes negatively charged.
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A chlorine atom becomes a chloride ion when it gains an electron from a metal atom, such as sodium.
when sodium valence electron is transferred to chlorine , both atoms become ions . the sodium atom becomes a positive ion . the chlorine atom becomes a negative ion .
when sodium valence electron is transferred to chlorine , both atoms become ions . the sodium atom becomes a positive ion . the chlorine atom becomes a negative ion .
they form an ionic bond (:
The sodium atom becomes a sodium cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a chloride anion.
Only one, from sodium to chlorine.
The electron is transferred to chlorine.
Chlorine becomes negatively charged.
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
One electron is transferred from each sodium to each chloride.
Only one electron is transferred.
First off sodium. Sodium is an alkali metal and when alkali metals react they lose an electron. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes positively charged. Chlorine is in the halogen family and when they react they gain one electron, when an atom gains an electron, it becomes negative charged. So, Sodium=Positive Chlorine=Negative I got this as an homework question yesterday, took like 5mins but i finally figured it out :)
No! A sodium atom is initially electrically neutral. When it donates one electron to a chlorine atom, the sodium atom becomes a singly charged cation.