Question

Which would be most likely to gain an electron? Chlorine, Sodium, or Carbon

Answer 1

electronegativity is the key to this and it increases from moving horizontally along the periodic table. SOOOO... the answer is Chlorine. If you look at it as if it were almost a noble gas. it is going to be more willing to gain an electron to fill its outer shell to an complete octet.It will become more like argon

Answer 2

Thank you so much!

Answer 3

Out of those three, which of them would be most likely to form a cation and which would form a anion?