In this instance, it becomes a singly negative ion.
No. Chlorine's electron configuration is unstable. As a result, chlorine is a highly reactive element.
It becomes a chloride ion with a 1- charge.
It looks just like a regular methane but with a chlorine atom in one of the positions. The outer shell of the chlorine is filled in because it is large.
17 electrons total - 7 of which are in the outer shell.
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One chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its outer shell, and sodium has 1 electron in its outer shell. Therefore, sodium can donate its electron to chlorine, forming a stable compound where chlorine has a full outer shell with 8 electrons.
None - the electron goes from sodium TO the chlorine.
A chloride anion contains eight outer shell electrons, one more than the seven outer shell electrons found in a chlorine atom.
In this instance, it becomes a singly negative ion.
The transfer of an electron between a sodium atom and a chlorine atom occurs because sodium has one electron in its outer shell that it wants to lose to achieve a more stable electron configuration, while chlorine has seven electrons in its outer shell and can gain one from sodium to complete its outer shell and achieve stability by forming a full octet. This transfer of electrons results in the formation of sodium chloride, an ionic compound.
A chlorine atom must gain one electron to complete its octet, as it has 7 electrons in its outer shell and needs 8 to achieve a stable electron configuration.
Sodium has one electron in its outer shell, which it wants to lose to achieve a stable electron configuration. Chlorine, on the other hand, needs one electron to complete its outer shell. By transferring an electron from the sodium atom to the chlorine atom, both atoms achieve a full outer shell, forming a stable ionic bond.
Chlorine has 7 electrons in its outer shell. It needs one more electron to achieve a full outer shell of 8 electrons, which is why chlorine typically gains an electron to form Cl- ion in chemical reactions.
It becomes a negative ion.
When a chlorine atom gains an electron in its outer energy shell, it becomes a negatively charged ion known as chloride ion (Cl-). This ion has a full outer energy level and is more stable than the neutral chlorine atom.
A negative chlorine atom readily accepts another electron because it wants to achieve a full outer electron shell, which is more stable. By gaining one more electron, chlorine can achieve a full valence shell with eight electrons, following the octet rule.