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What happens when a sodium atom and a chlorine atom exchange?
When a sodium atom and a chlorine atom bond ionically, an electron from the sodium atom jumps over to the chlorine atom. When the electron exchange takes place, the sodium atom becomes a positively charged ion, and the chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged ion.
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and a chlorine atom become?
The sodium atom becomes a positive ion and the chlorine atom becomes a negative ion.
How does a chlorine atom bond to a sodium atom?
The sodium (Na) atom transfers one electron to the chlorine (Cl) atom, so that they both have full outer shells. Because the sodium ion has a positive charge, and the chlorine ion has a negative charge, they are attracted to each other, and form an ionic bond.
What does the sodium atom turn into?
The sodium atom becomes a positive sodium ion.
Do atoms in salt follow a pattern?
A salt molecule contains atoms of two elements: sodium and chlorine. These atoms arrange themselves into tidy cubes, with each sodium forming a chemical bond with a single chlorine. Scientists used to believe this arrangement was a fundamental rule; that means no exceptions.
Why is chlorine an anion?
Chlorine (Cl) in its lowest energy state (called the ground state) has seven electrons in its outer shell. Because the number of electrons is no longer equal to the number of protons, each is now an ion and has a +1 (sodium cation) or –1 (chloride anion) charge.
Why does a sodium atom have no charge?
An atom contains equal numbers of protons and electrons . Since protons and electrons have equal and opposite charges, this means that atoms are have no overall electrical charge. Every sodium atom has 11 protons and 11 electrons.
Is sodium atom stable?
The positive charge dictates all the properties of Na+ , since otherwise it is stable and inert with its eight electrons in the valence shell. A sodium atom, would strive to lose its lone valence shell electron. Single valence electron makes the Na atom and the group I alkali metal atoms chemically reactive.
What happens when you pee in bleach?
Chlorine gas can also be released when bleach is mixed with urine, such as when cleaning the area around a toilet or when pets stains are cleaned. Both chloramine and chlorine gases are immediately irritating with a very pungent odor, causing watering of the eyes, runny nose and coughing.