2006-10-10 14:12:36 · 3 answers · asked by terry m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Sodium ion has a different charge due to the loss or gain of an electron.
2006-10-10 14:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by jackalrama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sodium ion is a sodium atom that has a value (+/-) meaning that it has lost or won an electron, i.e. in a chemical reaction. while sodium reacts with chlorine to variety sodium cloride or NaCl aka table salt, sodium will become a favorable ion as that's giving freely an electron to chlorine. (they do no longer share electrons, through fact NaCl is an ionic bond, a bond in many situations formed with a steel and a nonmetal). An atom does not have a value
2016-12-08 12:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ion has a positive charge and has a smaller atomic radius
2006-10-10 14:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Greg G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋