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Difference bewteen sodium ion and sodium atom .

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The differences between Na atom and Na+ ion are:

Na atomNa+ ion
It is neutralIt is not neutral
Net charge is zeroNet charge is +1
number of 11 positive charged protons = number of 11 negative charged electronsnumber of 11 positive charged protons > number of 10 negative charged electrons
Size is comparatively largeSize is comparatively small


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