(a) The atomic number of sodium is 11. What is the number of electrons in Na+? (b) the atomic number of chlorine is 17. What is the number of electrons in Cl−?
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?