isNa always positively charged

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Solution

Sodium in elemental state remain neutral i.e. in zero oxidation state and else where it always exhibit +1 oxidation state and hence always shows positive charge.
However while writing a chemical compound like NaOH, NaCl, the charge on sodium is neutralized by the hydroxide ions or chloride ions and therefore compound seems to be neutral but still sodium exhibit +1 charge which is generally not shown in compounds.

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