Sodium has an atomic number of 11 and has a net charge of 0. When sodium combines with chlorine, it has a net charge of + 1. Why?

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Foxy

10 November, 05:32

Sodium has an atomic number of 11 and has a net charge of 0. When sodium combines with chlorine, it has a net charge of + 1. Why?

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Gideon · Answer 1

It has to be noted that sodium is an element which belongs in the first column of the periodic table. This means that it has a valence electron of 1 which further means that it is capable of donating one of its electron to another element during reaction. This is exactly the explanation as to why it becomes charged + 1 after the reaction.