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Yes, only one, its charge is +1, so it cannot 'bond' more than one negative ion

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Does sodium form a covalent transferring or ionic transferring or ionic sharing bond with chlorine?

Covalent bonds are between non-metals only. Ions in covalent bonds share electrons. Ionic bonds are between a non-metal and a metal and the ions transfer electrons. Sodium (Na) is a metal and chlorine (Cl) is a non-metal. Therefore, sodium and chlorine form an ionic bond, in which ions transfer electrons.


How does a sodium atom form a bond with a chlorine atom?

sodium has 11electrons and chloride 17 .Sodium has 2 unstable electrons that be lost to make it stable.When chloride has 7 unstable electrons and needs only 1 electrons to be come stable. When sodium and chloride react,sodium loses its electron and it is gained by chloride there by forming a compound sodium chloride NaCl


What ion will sodium form?

Sodium is a non-transition metal so it can only form one type of ion, that is Na+ or Na+1. It loses it's only valence electron to a nonmetal so that it can assume a noble gas configuration and be at its most stable state.


Is sodium tripolyphosphate a ionic compound?

Short answer both ionic and covalent! The bond between the sodium (metal) and phosphate (PO43-) (nonmetal) is ionic. The bonds between the phosphorous (nonmetal) and the oxygen (nonmetal) atoms are all covalent. The trick is to treat a covalent compound (PO43-, CO32-, etc) as grouped together when balancing charges, looking for ionic bonds, etc.


What is the type bonding of sodium iodide?

Sodium iodide typically forms an ionic bond. In this type of bond, sodium (Na) donates one electron to iodine (I), resulting in the formation of positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged iodide ions, which are attracted to each other due to their opposite charges.

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Do sodium and chlorine atom form a covalent bond?

No, sodium and chlorine do not form a covalent bond. They typically form an ionic bond, where sodium loses an electron to form a positive ion and chlorine gains an electron to form a negative ion, resulting in an attraction between the two ions.


Is NaCl is it both a ionic and covalent bond?

No - sodium chloride is ONLY an ionic compound.


Does sodium form a covalent transferring or ionic transferring or ionic sharing bond with chlorine?

Covalent bonds are between non-metals only. Ions in covalent bonds share electrons. Ionic bonds are between a non-metal and a metal and the ions transfer electrons. Sodium (Na) is a metal and chlorine (Cl) is a non-metal. Therefore, sodium and chlorine form an ionic bond, in which ions transfer electrons.


Does NaCl bond ionically or covalently?

NaCl is ionic, but it is not a molecule. Molecules can only be covalent.


How many electron are transferred in the ionic bond between sodium and chlorine NaCl?

Only one, from sodium to chlorine.


Elements of what pairs form ionic bonds between them when combined-a.sodium and chlorine b.carbon and hydrogen c.chlorine and chlorine d.nitrogen and hydrogen?

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.


Can sodium and potassium combine to form a covalent bond?

Sodium and potassium are both metals that typically form ionic bonds with nonmetals. Due to their low electronegativity, they are unlikely to form a covalent bond with each other as it would require sharing of electrons, which is not favorable for metals.


Is ozone a ionic bond or a covalent bond?

Ozone forms covalent bonds. Ionic bonds form only between metals and non-metals.


Is sodium chloride a covalent compound?

Sodium Chloride is not a covalent compound. Sodium and Chlorine do not form any covalent compounds exclusively with each other. Sodium Chloride is an ionic compound. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but generally speaking, any compound between a metal and a non-metal will be ionic. This is because most metals have a tendency to lose electrons in order to form stable positive ions and non-metals have an affinity to gain electrons in order to form stable negative ions. Once these ions have formed due to the transfer of electrons from the metal to the non-metal, the ions are left attracted to one another because of their differing charges. That electrostatic attraction is the basis of the ionic bond, whereas covalent bonds are characterized by two or more atoms sharing the same shell of electrons simultaneously. Covalent bonds are normally only seen in compounds between non-metals.The another angle we can predict the nature of bonding that is ELECTRINEGATIVITY DIFFERENCE. Now we see the reaction of NaCl . The elcrongativiy value of Na according to PAULI'S TABLE ,IS .93 and the Cl E.N value is 3.16 .So , 3.16 - .93 =2.23 . In this way the nature of NaCl is pure IONIC COMPOUND.


An ionic bond will form only if the sum of the energy changes is?

exothermic


Which chemical species can easily form an ionic bond with a cation?

Anions- negatively charged ions- these are the ONLY species that form ionic bonds with cations!


How does a sodium atom form a bond with a chlorine atom?

sodium has 11electrons and chloride 17 .Sodium has 2 unstable electrons that be lost to make it stable.When chloride has 7 unstable electrons and needs only 1 electrons to be come stable. When sodium and chloride react,sodium loses its electron and it is gained by chloride there by forming a compound sodium chloride NaCl