referring to chemistry and etc please help asap!
2007-03-14 11:52:56 · 4 answers · asked by Kayana C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
sodium's outer shell is NOT complete. the ones that are complete are the noble gases: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon (not very active because outer electrons complete)
sodium has one outer electron because it's an alkali metal which is group I. all atoms in that family (group I) have only one electron in the outer shell of the atom.
since Na is very reactive the answer is definitely no.
2007-03-14 12:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by keets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can answer this without even looking. Sodium is a very reactive element, so the answer must be no.
2007-03-14 12:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. that why it is so chemically active. when the outer shell is complete, an element is inert.
2007-03-14 12:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by Niklaus Pfirsig 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
sodium has 1 electron in its valence shell
when it makes an ionic bond, it loses it to become Na-
2007-03-14 11:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by alex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋