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Which is larger a sodium atom or sodium ion with a plus 1 charge?
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The sodium atom is much bigger than a sodium cation with a plus 1 charge, because the "lost" electron of the ion had a higher principal quantum number than any remaining electron in the ion and therefore was distributed through a larger volume of space than any of the remaining electrons.
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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 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.
How is a sodium ion and a neon atom similar?
A sodium ion would have a charge on it, such as a positive charge, a cation, or a negative charge, an anion. Take your charge to be Na+1. This means that sodium is missing one electron, thus having one more proton giving it a positive charge. Na normally has 11 electrons, but this plus one knocks it down to 10. Neon at a neutral charge has 10 electrons. So, a sodium ion and neon atom have the same number of electrons (but only if the Na ion is +1 charge).
What is a Na plus ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
Predict the charge that an ion of sodium would have?
I predict that an ion of sodium will have a charge of plus one.
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 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.
Why does sodium have a 1 plus charge?
The atom loses one negatively charged electron when it becomes an ion. So, it becomes Na+.
How is a sodium ion and a neon atom similar?
A sodium ion would have a charge on it, such as a positive charge, a cation, or a negative charge, an anion. Take your charge to be Na+1. This means that sodium is missing one electron, thus having one more proton giving it a positive charge. Na normally has 11 electrons, but this plus one knocks it down to 10. Neon at a neutral charge has 10 electrons. So, a sodium ion and neon atom have the same number of electrons (but only if the Na ion is +1 charge).
Is Na plus a ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
What is a Na plus ion?
The Na+ ion is a sodium atom that has lost an electron and therefore has a single positive charge. Because a neutral sodium atom has one valence electron, it will usually form such an ion when it enters a chemical compound.
What is the chemical formula of one atom sodium combined with one atom chloride?
Sodium plus Chlorine is Sodium Chloride.Chemical fomula is NaCl.
Predict the charge that an ion of sodium would have?
I predict that an ion of sodium will have a charge of plus one.
What symbol Na plus represents a sodium atom that has lost?
Na^+ represents a sodium atom that has lost ONE ELECTRON.
What does one sodium atom plus one chloride atom makes up?
One formula mass of the salt sodium chloride.
What happens when a hydrogen atom with a charge of plus 1 comes in contact with a chlorine atom with a charge of-1?
HCl is formed.
Does sodium have an ion with a charge of 1 plus?
Simply: YES
