Sodium atom ___________________ to become a sodium ion.

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Explain the formation of (i) Sodium ion, and (ii) Chloride ion, from their respective atoms giving the number of protons and number of electrons in each one of them. What is the reason for a positive charge on a sodium ion and a negative charge on a chloride ion?

State whether the following statements are true or false :
(a) A sodium ion has positive charge because it has more protons than a neutral atom.
(b) A chloride ion has negative charge because it has more electrons than a neutral atom.

Explain by drawing a geometric diagram, how a sodium atom forms a sodium ion

how a sodium ion differs from sodium atom?

A sodium ion is a monoatomic ion.

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