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its smaller because the ion in negative and the atom is positive so the ion has lost 1 more electron

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When sodium atoms form sodium ions what do they do?

When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they lose one electron to achieve a full outer energy level. This results in the formation of a positively charged sodium ion, as it now has one more proton than electrons.


Why the barium ions are fast moving than sodium ions?

Barium ions are typically larger in size compared to sodium ions, which leads to lower charge density. This makes barium ions less strongly attracted to other particles and more free to move, resulting in faster movement compared to smaller and more strongly attracted sodium ions.


What is bigger a sodium atom or a carbon atom?

A carbon Atom. Sodium Atoms Weigh Less Than Carbon Atoms And Also They Are Smaller Overall.


Why is melting point of sodium fluoride higher than that of sidium iodide?

The higher melting point of sodium fluoride compared to sodium iodide is due to stronger forces of attraction between the ions in the crystal lattice of the fluoride compound. Fluoride ions are smaller and have a higher charge density compared to iodide ions, leading to stronger electrostatic forces between the ions in sodium fluoride, resulting in a higher melting point.


How does the strength of the attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions compare with the strength of the attraction between the sodium ions and chloride ions?

The attraction between water molecules and sodium/chloride ions (hydration) is stronger than the attraction between sodium and chloride ions in a crystal lattice (ionic bond). This is because water can surround and solvate the ions, breaking up the crystal structure and allowing them to move freely in solution. Sodium and chloride ions in a crystal lattice are held together by strong ionic bonds due to the opposite charges of the ions.

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Are metals ions larger or smaller than neutral atoms they came from?

Metal ions are smaller than the neutral atoms they came from.


Are non metallic ions smaller than the atoms?

no they are larger


When sodium atoms form sodium ions what do they do?

When sodium atoms form sodium ions, they lose one electron to achieve a full outer energy level. This results in the formation of a positively charged sodium ion, as it now has one more proton than electrons.


Why sodium ion diffuse slowly than a chlorine ion?

I actually don't think it does. Diffusion is normally controlled by mass, and sodium atoms being less massive than chlorine atoms should diffuse more rapidly (the difference in mass between the neutral atom and the ion isn't enough to matter).


Why the barium ions are fast moving than sodium ions?

Barium ions are typically larger in size compared to sodium ions, which leads to lower charge density. This makes barium ions less strongly attracted to other particles and more free to move, resulting in faster movement compared to smaller and more strongly attracted sodium ions.


A colliod has smaller particles than a solution?

No, a solution has much smaller particles than a colloid. In a solution the particles are individual atoms, molecules, or ions.


Why do the properties of an ion differ those of its parent atom?

Because ions are electrically charged particles that have different chemical properties than their parent atoms. For example, salt is not as dangerous because it contains stable sodium ions, not the reactive sodium atoms of its parent. :)


Why do the properties properties of an ion differ from those of its parent atom?

Because ions are electrically charged particles that have different chemical properties than their parent atoms. For example, salt is not as dangerous because it contains stable sodium ions, not the reactive sodium atoms of its parent. :)


Why sodium ions are more stable than sodium ions why?

If you're asking why Sodium ions are more stable than Sodium atoms, it is because most all atoms, besides Hydrogen and Helium, are more stable when they have 8 electrons in their valence shell. They all "want" to be like those atoms which have 8 electrons in their valence shell (the noble gasses). A Sodium atom has 11 electrons, and it is very easy for it to "give up" one electron to something else so that it will be like Neon, the closest noble gas.


Why do chloride ions have a smaller ionic radius than sodium ions?

They do not. Sodium ions have a smaller ionic radius than chloride ions. This is because with the chloride ion, the 17 protons have more difficulty attracting 18 electrons in the Cl- ion than sodium does with 11 protons and only 10 electrons to attract with the Na+ ion. With sodium there is 1/11= 10% more attraction (by excess) than in neutral state and hence a smaller ionic radius. With chlorine 1/17= 5.5% less attraction by proton 'shortage' and hence a larger ionic radius. At the related link there are diagrams of sodium chloride showing the larger size of the chloride ion.


What is bigger a sodium atom or a carbon atom?

A carbon Atom. Sodium Atoms Weigh Less Than Carbon Atoms And Also They Are Smaller Overall.


Does chlorine atom has a smaller radius than chlorine ion?

Yes, considerably so. In general, positive ions are smaller than their neutral atoms, and negative ions are larger than their neutral atoms.