Jun 15, 2017 · Write the symbol first, then add its charge as a superscript, "Na"^+". Sodium is an alkali metal (group 1) and has only one electron in its valence shell, so sodium ions lose their single valence electron to a nonmetal or negatively charged polyatomic ion. Since it loses 1 electron, it develops a 1+ charge.

Jan 8, 2017 · The sodium cation. As you know, an ion is simply an atom that has a net charge, i.e. that is not electrically neutral. Atoms become ions when the gain or lose electrons. In this case, the ion carries an overall 1+ charge, which means that it lost on electron. As you know, the identity of an atom is given by the number of protons present inside its nucleus. Since an atom becomes an ion by ...

Jan 5, 2016 · "Na"_3"N" Sodium is an element in group 1 of the periodic table. As such, it will form an electron by losing a single electron to form a "1+" ion: "Na"^+. Nitrogen is an element in group 5 of the periodic table. When it forms the nitride ion, it gains three electrons to form a "3-" ion: "N"^(3-). In ionic compounds, the charges of constituent ions …

May 5, 2014 · Sodium Phosphate is an ionic compound formed by two ions, Sodium Na^+ and Phosphate PO_4^-3. In order for these two polyatomic ions to bond the charges must be equal and opposite. Therefore, it will take three +1 sodium ions to balance the one -3 phosphate ion. This will make the formula for Sodium Phosphate Na_3PO_4. I hope this was helpful. SMARTERTEACHER

Na ends in 3s1 ( sodium is in period 3) Group 2 elements (2A), the alkaline earth metals, all end in s2. Group 3A, or 13 all end their electron configurations in p1. Boron ends in 2p1. In group 4A or 14, all elements end in p2. And so it goes. For the transition metals, groups 3 …

May 5, 2014 · Sodium Sulfate is an ionic compound formed by two ions, Sodium Na^+ and Sulfate SO_4^-2. In order for these two polyatomic ions to bond the charges must be equal and opposite. Therefore, it will take two +1 sodium ions to balance the one -2 sulfate ion. This will make the formula for Sodium Sulfate Na_2SO_4. I hope this was helpful. SMARTERTEACHER

Jan 25, 2014 · The electron configuration of a neutral sodium atom is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1. In this configuration we note that there is only one electron in the 3rd energy level. Atoms prefer to gain the stability of octet, by having eight electrons in the outer shell, the electrons of the s and p orbitals. These are referred to as the valence orbitals and the valence electrons. In the case of sodium the one ...

Lewis structures (also known as Lewis dot diagrams, electron dot diagrams,"Lewis Dot formula" Lewis dot structures, and electron dot structures) are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds. The Lewis structure ...

Dec 23, 2017 · Well, we form a Na^+ ion.... Sodium metal is easily oxidized... Na(g)+Delta rarrNa^(+) + e^(-) ...so we form a sodium cation....

#Na^(+)# + #SO_4^(2-)# We need to balance the charges, the easiest way to balance this charge is by looking at the overall charge of the ions involved. The #Na# ion has a #+1# charge and the #SO_4# ion has a #-2# charge. In order to give balance, we must have two Na ions to give an overall #+2# with regards to Na: this, thus, neutralises the ...