Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Structure And Bonding (Section 4 - No. 38)
What is the charge on the ions in the ionic structure of sodium chloride?
Sodium ions are positive, chloride ions are negative.
Sodium ions are negative, chloride ions are positive.
Both ions are neutral.
Sodium ions are neutral, chloride ions are positive.
Explanation
Sodium loses an electron and becomes a positive ion. Chlorine gains an electron and becomes a negative ion.
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