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    Mar 19, 2012, 03:29 AM
    Charge of Na ions compared to Na atoms
    I'm working with chemistry and the reactions of metals with non metals. It says in the book that Sodium has 11 protons and 11 electrons giving it a net charge of Zero. The first chapters of the book explained that because its in the first row of the table off elements that it has a 1 charge. This is applied to other elements in the book. I THOUGHT that because its meant to have a 1 charge that it makes it an ION? What am I missing?
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    Mar 19, 2012, 09:18 AM
    A sodium atom has 11 protons and 11 electrons and hence has zero charge. Your book says that it can lose 1 electron and thereby become an ion with a plus one charge.
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    Mar 19, 2012, 05:53 PM
    Yes, that's it, thank you man!
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