No. It's the other way around where sodium loses an electron and chorine obtains one. However, you're right that it's an ionic bond, not a covalent bond.
When sodium and chlorine are combined, they form sodium chloride, which is commonly known as table salt. This compound is formed by the transfer of one electron from sodium to chlorine, resulting in the formation of a stable ionic bond.
When sodium and chlorine are combined, they form sodium chloride, which is commonly known as table salt. Sodium donates its electron to chlorine, resulting in the formation of an ionic bond between the two elements.
a. Sodium and chlorine form ionic bonds when combined. Sodium has an extra electron it wants to lose, and chlorine has an extra electron it wants to gain, so they transfer electrons to each other to achieve a stable electron configuration.
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Sodium reacts with chlorine gas because sodium wants to donate its electron to chlorine to achieve a stable electron configuration, and chlorine wants to gain an electron to also become stable. This electron transfer results in the formation of ionic bonds between sodium and chlorine atoms, leading to the creation of sodium chloride (table salt).
When sodium and chlorine are combined, they form sodium chloride, which is commonly known as table salt. This compound is formed by the transfer of one electron from sodium to chlorine, resulting in the formation of a stable ionic bond.
When sodium and chlorine are combined, they form sodium chloride, which is commonly known as table salt. Sodium donates its electron to chlorine, resulting in the formation of an ionic bond between the two elements.
a. Sodium and chlorine form ionic bonds when combined. Sodium has an extra electron it wants to lose, and chlorine has an extra electron it wants to gain, so they transfer electrons to each other to achieve a stable electron configuration.
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Sodium reacts with chlorine gas because sodium wants to donate its electron to chlorine to achieve a stable electron configuration, and chlorine wants to gain an electron to also become stable. This electron transfer results in the formation of ionic bonds between sodium and chlorine atoms, leading to the creation of sodium chloride (table salt).
Sodium cloride,(NaC)l,or as most people call it, table salt.
Sodium atoms combine with halogens (usually chlorine) to make salt, known as sodium chloride. The sodium atom loses an electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, while the halogen gains an electron to do the same. This results in the formation of an ionic bond between the sodium cation and the halide anion.
in sodium chloride chlorine gains an electron and the bond formed between then is ionic.
Common salt, or table salt is sodium chloride, so you would combine sodium with chlorine.
Sodium has 1 electron in its outer shell, while chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell. To achieve a stable electron configuration, sodium will donate its electron to chlorine, forming an ionic bond. This results in sodium losing 1 electron and chlorine gaining 1 electron to form sodium chloride.
Chlorine is never found free in nature. It is always combined with another or other elements into compounds. Chlorine is highly reactive, and it wants to borrow an electron from just anything it can get close to. In general, it actually wants to "steal" that electron to form an ionic bond, and sodium chloride (NaCl), which is table salt, is one example of a common chlorine compound.
After chlorine accepts the electron from sodium, it becomes a chloride ion with a negative charge of -1.