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Sodium having atomic number 11, is ready to ___________________ electron/ electrons to attain the nearest noble gas electronic configuration.
[TEXTBOOK QUESTION-I(2)]

A

lose one

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gain one

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C

gain two

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D

lose two

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Solution

The correct option is A lose one
The electronic configuration of Sodium is 2, 8, 1
Since in the outermost shell there are 1 electron, to gain stability it loses one electon.
So the correct option is C

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