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When salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine, the charge on the salt becomes negative?
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Na+ and Cl- together NaCl (neutral), equal number of pos. and neg. charges add up to neutral (zero charge): so, it's true
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Salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt becomes negative A True B False?
False - the negatively charged chlorine cancels out the positively charged sodium. Therefore salt is a neutral, uncharged compound.
If a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from sodium the chlorine atom would become blank charged?
positively
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and a chlorine atom become when a valence electron is transferred from one to the other?
sodium becomes positive ( as it loses a negative electron but still hs the same number of + protons) with a single + charge. chlorine becomes negative ( as it gains an extra negative electron but still hs the same number of + protons) with a single - charge. NaCl -------> Na+ Cl-
What atoms combine and the type of bonding for sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride is an ionically bonded compound formed by the reaction of sodium and chlorine atoms. In the compound, each sodium atom that reacted becomes a positively charged sodium cation and each chlorine atoms that reacted becomes a negatively charged chloride anion.
In salt what is the nature of the bond between sodium and chlorine?
The bond between sodium and chlorine is ionic. The sodium atom loses an electron and becomes a positively charged ion, or cation, with a charge of +1. The chlorine atom receives the electron and becomes a negatively charged ion, or anion, with a charge of -1. The electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions is the ionic bond.
When salt forms from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt becomes negative?
No. The charge on the salt is neutral.
Salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt becomes negative A True B False?
False - the negatively charged chlorine cancels out the positively charged sodium. Therefore salt is a neutral, uncharged compound.
If a chlorine atom were to attract an electron from sodium the chlorine atom would become blank charged?
positively
What happens to a material which gains electrons?
It becomes more negatively charged, since electrons carry a negative charge.
When an electrom is transferred from sodium atom to a chlorine atom the chlorine atom becomes?
Chlorine becomes negatively charged.
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and the chlorine atom become one a valves electron is transferred from one to another?
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
What must happen to form a positive or negative ion?
if a substance loses one or more electrons it becomes positively charged and when it gains an electron it becomes negatively charged
What happens to a material when it loses electron?
a it becomes positively b it becomes negatively charge
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and a chlorine atom become when a valence electron is transferred from one to the other?
sodium becomes positive ( as it loses a negative electron but still hs the same number of + protons) with a single + charge. chlorine becomes negative ( as it gains an extra negative electron but still hs the same number of + protons) with a single - charge. NaCl -------> Na+ Cl-
Why do objects become positively or negatively charged?
An item becomes positively or negatively charged through losing/gaining electrons. As electrons are lost the item becomes positive, and as electrons are gained the item becomes negative. (Electrons are negative charges and protons are positive charges.) An item cannot lose protons, as protons are fixed. Gaining/losing electrons can be gained by charging by friction, contact, or induction (through the air).
What happens when a atom gains an electron?
When an atom gains an electron it becomes an ion with a charge of negative one. This charge comes from the electron's negativity, which changes the atom's balanced ratio of electrons to protons.
What happens when a positively charged electron becomes neutral?
Electrons are negatively charged. They cannot be positively charged or neutral.
