answersLogoWhite

0

A sodium ion is a sodium atom missing one electron. A chlorine ion is a chlorine atom with an extra electron. A salt molecule is a sodium ion stuck to a chlorine ion.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Earth Science
Related Questions

What happens to salt molecules when dissolved in water?

The salt molecules are "torn apart" by the water, and are reduced to sodium (Na+) and chlorine (Cl-) ions. It is the ions that go into solution and "float around" there. Note that elemental sodium and elemental chlorine are not what is in solution. The ions are. Salt, sodium chloride, is an ionic molecule; an ionic bond holds salt together.


What is the sodium that reacts with chlorine by giving its outermost electron to chlorine?

the sodium (Na) atom gives its single outermose electron to chlorine to form two ions of different charge.


Can liquid electrolyte which does not have sodium molecules conduct sodium ions?

no liquid electrolyte which does not have sodium molecules conduct sodium ions because when liquid electrolyte does not have sodium molecules . so there r no sodium molecules and hence there r no any sodium ions. so how can liquid electrolyte conduct sodium ions.


When table salt sodium chloride (NaCl) is placed in water?

Because its molecules (sodium bound ionically to chlorine) can spread out within the water (H2O) molecules. The polar water molecules attract both the sodium (positive ions) and the chlorine (negative ions). You may be interested to know that you can dissolve 34 grams of salt in 100 cm3 of water at 10 degrees C.


How does a bond form between sodium and chlorine in sodium chloride?

Sodium atoms lose their single valence band electron becoming positive sodium ions. Chlorine atoms gain a single electron filling the empty space in their valence band becoming negative chloride ions. The oppositely charged ions attract each other electrostatically. The ions can readily form a solid cubic crystal held together by this electrostatic charge, but the ions freely disperse in water forming a solution of isolated sodium ions, isolated chloride ions, and water molecules.


What is sodium chloride made up from?

Sodium chloride is formed from sodium and chlorine.


Why is there an attraction between sodium and chlorine ions?

Sodium and chlorine ions are attracted to each other because of their opposite electrical charges. Sodium ions carry a positive charge while chlorine ions carry a negative charge, creating an electrostatic attraction between them, forming an ionic bond in sodium chloride (table salt).


Sodium chloride is mixed with water?

When NaCl is placed in water, the sodium and chlorine dissociate, giving you ions of chlorine which are negatively charged, and sodium ions which are positively charged. There is no reaction when sodium chloride is placed in water.


What are the ions for sodium and chlorine?

The sodium ion is Na+, while the chloride ion is Cl-.


Is it true that when salt formed by postively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chlorine ions the charge on the salt becomes positive?

No, when positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chlorine ions combine to form salt (sodium chloride), the overall charge of the salt is neutral. This is because the positive charges from sodium ions balance out the negative charges from chlorine ions.


Which two elements makes up most of the dissolved solids in sea water?

Hydrogen and Oxygen H20 is the element compound of water.


If chlorine gas is bubbled through an aqueous solution of sodium iodide the result is elemental iodide and aqueous sodium chloride solution What kind of reaction took place?

The reaction is a redox reaction where chlorine gas oxidizes iodide ions to form iodine molecules, while the chlorine is reduced to chloride ions. This is a single displacement reaction where chlorine displaces iodine in sodium iodide to form sodium chloride.