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What happens when a sodium atoms loses an electron in its outer energy shell?
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Formation of the cation (positive ion) Na+.
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How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of a sodium atom?
There's only one. Because of this it is very easy for sodium to lose that one electron so that it can have a full electron shell like that of neon. Sodium's first shell has two electrons, and it's second shell has 8 electrons.
Will Sodium give up electrons to other atoms?
An atom of sodium has one valence electron. When a sodium atom loses this electron to another atom, it becomes a sodium ion.
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 atoms combine what happens to the electrons?
The sodium atom, Na, is ionized, giving it's electron to the chlorine, Cl. Therefore, one electron is transferred from the sodium to the chlorine, forming Na+ and Cl- ions and an ionic bond.
Why does sodium give yellow color in the flame test?
There would be electron transitions in sodium atoms while the flame test. The majority of them would emit photons which would have same energy and frequency corresponding to yellow color.
Why does sodium have electrons that are not arranged in its energy levels?
Sodium atoms do have electrons that are arranged in energy levels. The electron configuration of sodium is 1s22s22p63s1.
What happens to the energy of a vibrating electron that does not collide with neighboring atoms?
The energy of a vibrating electron that does not collide with neighboring atoms has energy that is emitted as light. The energy will be radiated away.
What happens when a chlorine atoms gains an electron in its outer energy shell?
It becomes a negative ion.
How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of a sodium atom?
There's only one. Because of this it is very easy for sodium to lose that one electron so that it can have a full electron shell like that of neon. Sodium's first shell has two electrons, and it's second shell has 8 electrons.
How many atoms in the valence shell of sodium?
There is one electron in sodium's valance shell.
Will Sodium give up electrons to other atoms?
An atom of sodium has one valence electron. When a sodium atom loses this electron to another atom, it becomes a sodium ion.
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 atoms combine what happens to the electrons?
The sodium atom, Na, is ionized, giving it's electron to the chlorine, Cl. Therefore, one electron is transferred from the sodium to the chlorine, forming Na+ and Cl- ions and an ionic bond.
What happens to electrons when an ionic solution is formed?
Generally the electrons are transfered from the metal elements to the nonmetalic elements so that both form stable electron configurations. For example, in sodium chloride one sodium atom loses an electron so that it has the stable electron configuration of Neon and chlorine gains one electron so that it has the stable electron configuration of Argon. This results in negativley charged chlorine atoms and positively charged sodium atoms which are then attracted to each other and form the ionic bond. Having a lot of those atoms and therefore a lot of those bonds gives an ionic compound. Generally no bonds are fully ionic or covalent; they have what is called percent ionic character that is a measurement of how much the bond resembles an ionic bond rather than a covalent bond (in covalent bonds electrons are shared between the atoms).
In many-electron atoms which quantum numbers specify the energy of an electron?
the quantum number n determines the energy of an electron in a hyrdogen atom.
What is the difference between an electron donor and electron acceptor?
Donor atoms are atoms that donate electrons and have an extra pair of electrons in their orbital. Acceptor atoms are atoms that accept electrons and have a empty orbital to accommodate the extra electrons.
Why does sodium give yellow color in the flame test?
There would be electron transitions in sodium atoms while the flame test. The majority of them would emit photons which would have same energy and frequency corresponding to yellow color.
