Sodium become a cation (positive charge) - Na+.
If you remove one electron from a sodium atom that has 11 protons, the atom will have 11 positive charges (from the protons) and 10 negative charges (from the electrons). This results in a net positive charge of +1. Therefore, the sodium atom would become a positively charged ion, specifically a sodium ion (Na⁺).
When a sodium atom forms an ion, it loses one electron from its outer shell. This loss of an electron leaves the sodium atom with a positive charge, as it now has one more proton than electrons. This results in the formation of a sodium ion, specifically a sodium cation with a charge of +1.
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An atom that loses one electron is called a cation. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes positively charged due to the imbalance between the number of protons (positive charge) and electrons (negative charge). For example, when a sodium atom (Na) loses one electron, it forms a sodium cation (Na⁺).
It is easier to remove an electron from a sodium atom than from a chlorine atom because sodium has a single valence electron in its outer shell, which is more loosely held and experiences less effective nuclear charge. In contrast, chlorine has seven valence electrons and a higher effective nuclear charge, meaning its outer electrons are held more tightly. Consequently, removing an electron from sodium requires less energy compared to chlorine.
The electrical charge of a sodium atom that loses an electron would be +1. This is because sodium has 11 protons and normally 11 electrons, but losing one electron would result in 10 electrons, giving it a net positive charge of +1.
The Sodium atom with be positively charged [it will have a single positive charge]
A sodium atom would lose a electron so it would become a Na+ ion
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lose an electron, forms Na+, sodium with a charge of plus one.
A sodium ion differs from a sodium atom in that the sodium ion has a missing electron electron. It has a positive charge, as opposed to the atom, which is neutral.
A sodium atom has a net charge of zero. A sodium ion has a net charge of 1+.
A sodium atom has a positive charge because it loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, leaving it with more protons than electrons. This imbalance creates a net positive charge on the sodium atom.
If you remove one electron from a sodium atom that has 11 protons, the atom will have 11 positive charges (from the protons) and 10 negative charges (from the electrons). This results in a net positive charge of +1. Therefore, the sodium atom would become a positively charged ion, specifically a sodium ion (Na⁺).
When a sodium atom forms an ion, it loses one electron from its outer shell. This loss of an electron leaves the sodium atom with a positive charge, as it now has one more proton than electrons. This results in the formation of a sodium ion, specifically a sodium cation with a charge of +1.
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.
The charge on an ion formed by a sodium atom is +1. Sodium readily loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in a positively charged ion.