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An atom of sodium (Na) becomes stable by losing one electron from its outermost shell, resulting in a complete octet in its next inner shell. This process forms a positively charged sodium ion (Na⁺). The loss of this electron allows sodium to achieve a more stable electronic configuration, similar to that of the noble gas neon. In doing so, Na becomes more chemically reactive, often forming ionic bonds with nonmetals that can accept the lost electron.
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When Na and Cl combine to form a compound which atom will become a cation?
Sodium will become a cation with a 1+ charge and the formula Na+.
What is a partially filled outer electron level makes with?
A completley filled out electron level makes the atom stable
Why will atoms join together?
Atoms join together to form molecules in order to become more stable and achieve a lower energy state. This can happen through the sharing, gaining, or losing of electrons to achieve a full outer electron shell, which is the most stable configuration for an atom.
What atom would be most likely to become a cation?
An atom is most likely to become a cation if it has few electrons in its outer shell, making it easier to lose them and achieve a stable electron configuration. For instance, alkali metals like sodium (Na) have one electron in their outermost shell, which they can easily lose to form a cation (Na⁺). Similarly, alkaline earth metals like magnesium (Mg) can lose two electrons to become Mg²⁺. Thus, elements with low ionization energies are more prone to becoming cations.
What example of an ion and atom that are isoelectric?
An example of an ion and atom that are isoelectric is sodium ion (Na+) and neon atom (Ne). They are both isoelectric with each other because they both have 10 electrons. Sodium ion loses one electron from its neutral state to become Na+, while neon gains one electron to become Ne.
When Na and Cl combine to form a compound which atom will become a cation?
Sodium will become a cation with a 1+ charge and the formula Na+.
How does a atom become stable?
When the atom has 8 valence electrons.
What is an atom that has gained or lost electrons causing an elctric charge?
An ion. Eg Na atom loses one electron to become Na+
Do the symbol Na represents a sodium atom that has lost an electrons?
No. Na is the chemical sign for any sodium atom. The sign for ^^ is Na+1. No, I didn't make a mistake with the + or -. The + is for the charge. The electron has -1 charge, and 0-(-1)=1 (or +1). So the charge of a sodium atom with one lost electron is +1.
To become stable an atom will always attemp to fill it's?
Nucleous
How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom from to become stable?
4
What is The loss of a particle as an atom tries to become stable called?
isotope
Does cl gain or lose to become more stable?
to become stable, it will gain an electron from a metallic atom otherwise it will mutually share electron(s) with another non - metallic atom, or even with itself
Does an atom become more or less stable as it loses neutrons?
It can do either, depending on it's state previous to losing neutrons. Generally if an atom is shedding neutrons it is doing so to become more stable.
When a Na atom loses one electron it gets a charge of what?
An electron has a charge of -1. When a Sodium (Na) atom loses one electron, it loses a negative and becomes a stable Sodium ion with a charge of +1.
How does carbon atom become stable?
The only way a carbon atom becomes stable is if they gain or lose electrons. Typically carbon will bond with other elements to do this.
A sodium atom has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s1 If the sodium atom becomes ionized its new electron configuration will be the same as which element?
If a sodium atom loses an electron to become a Na+ ion, its electron configuration will be the same as neon (1s22s22p6). Both sodium and neon have stable electron configurations.
