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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
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A chlorine atom reacts with a sodium atom to form sodium chloride, NaCl. A chlorine atom can also react with another chlorine atom to form a chlorine molecule, Cl2. Which statement BEST explains the behavior of chlorine in these two reactions?
A chlorine atom can form ionic bonds by accepting an electron and covalent bonds by sharing electrons.
Does sodium and chlorine link up to form salt?
Yes... Sodium Na+ and Chlorine Cl- form an ionic bond to form NaCl, which is salt..
Why does sodium and chlorine atoms form a ionic bond?
The wide variance in their electronegativity. Chlorine has such a powerful electronegativity compared to sodium that it " takes " the sodium's electron into it's valance shell. Thus. Na + and Cl - attract each other and form NaCl sodium chloride.
When sodium and chlorine form an ionic bond they make?
Salt.
A potassium atom easily loses its one valence electron. What type of bond will it form with a chlorine atom?
An ionic bond
What kind of bond occurs when an atom of sodium joins an atom of chlorine to form sodium chloride?
Ionic bond
When a electron is transferred from a sodium atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
they form an ionic bond (:
When an electron is transferred from the sodium Atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
they form an ionic bond (:
Do sodium and chlorine atom form a covalent bond?
No. Sodium can only form ionic bonds.
Describe how a sodium atom form a bond with a chlorine atom?
The bonding mechanism between sodium and chlorine atom occurs through harpoon mechanism
What happens when sodium atom and chlorine atom exchange an electron?
They form an ionic bond
What happens when a sodium atom and chlorine atom exchange electrons?
They form an ionic bond
What kind of bonds occur when an atom of sodium joins an atom of chlorine to form sodium chloride?
An Ionic bond.
What happens when a sodium and chlorine atom exchange an electron?
They form an ionic bond
What kind of bond can chlorine atom form?
Chlorine can form both ionic and covalent bonds. For example:-NaCl- Here bond between chlorine and Sodium is ionic.HCl- Here bond between Hydrogen and Chlorine is covalent.
Why does sodium and chlorine form a stable bond?
Sodium and chlorine form bonds because of their valence electrons. the sodium atom has one electron on the outer ring, or level, while chlorine has 7. an atom is considered stable if it has 8 valence electrons, and since the two atoms have a total valence of 8, they will form a stable bond.
What kind of bond occurs when an atom of sodium joins an atoms of chlorine to form sodium chloride?
An ionic bond. A metal bonding with a non-metal will always give you an ionic bond.
