Can you help me determine the ionic characteristics of this element?

How many electrons can chlorine donate? I thought +1

How many electrons can chlorine receive? -1?

Valence: -1

Question

Can you help me determine the ionic characteristics of this element?

How many electrons can chlorine donate? I thought +1

How many electrons can chlorine receive? -1?

Valence: -1

anonymous · Answer

Help?

anonymous · Answer

okay im not sure about the donation but yur right on the recieving. the valence? what  are you asking there?

aaronq · Answer

you have it backwards.. 
Cl has a valence of 7.. that means 7 electrons on it's "outermost shell" thus Cl can receive 1 electron in order to have the same electronic configuration as Ar (which is something all atoms wanna do, "octet rule") Chlorine can also give up electrons, although this process in VERY unfavoured (very high ionization energy).

aaronq · Answer

ps +1 means the atom LOST an electron, while -1 means it gained. this confusion is due to the negative charge on electrons.