Question

How many ions are formed from NaCl?

Answer 1

From a single molecule of NaCl? Or from a larger amount, like a mole?

Answer 2

How many ions are formed from Na2O?

Answer 3

And it is single

Answer 4

Na2O or NaCl?

Answer 5

@iPwnBunnies

Answer 6

Sir, I need to know which one you're talking about before I can answer you.

Answer 7

NaCL

Answer 8

Sir

Answer 9

NaCl splits up into two ions, an anion, and a cation. Cations are positive, anions are negative. From what you know about the two elements, which one of them wants to "gain" an electron?

Answer 10

Srry didn't mean that to sound harsh

Answer 11

It didn't sound harsh, it's all good.

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

and cations

Answer 14

Cations are positive. In this case, Na is +1 and Cl is -1. Sodium would be the cation, and chlorine would be the anion. Chlorine wants to gain one more electron to satisfy it's octet. Basically, it splits up into Na and Cl.

Answer 15

Ok that didn't help

Answer 16

Okay, what didn't make sense? I'll try to explain it better.

Answer 17

just what u said. all can u bring it down to a fifth grade level?

Answer 18

Cations have a positive charge, meaning they have more protons than electrons. Anions have a negative charge, meaning they have more electrons than protons.

Answer 19

@AccessDenied can you help hm?

Answer 20

In your question, NaCl is split up into two groups. One group is the cations, and the other is the anions.

Answer 21

Do you know what the Octet Rule is?

Answer 22

8 of something at all times

Answer 23

Yes. All atoms want to achieve their octet, meaning they have 8 electrons in the outer shell. Chlorine already has 7 electrons in it's outer shell, and sodium has 1 electron in it's outer shell. It would be easier for chlorine to take that 1 electron than it would be for the sodium atom to take 7 electrons. So the sodium gives it to the chlorine, and it forms an ionic bond.

Answer 24

So they split up into their ions. Sodium is still missing it's electron, so it has 1 proton and 0 electrons (positive charge, it's a cation). Chlorine still has sodium's electron. And for the sake of simplifying this, we will say it has 7 protons. It originally had 7 electrons too. But then it took sodium's. So 7 original electrons plus 1 taken electron = 8 electrons. There is 7 protons and 8 electrons. So there is a negative charge, making it an anion.

Answer 25

If this confused you, I'm sorry. ;-;

Answer 26

Ok I know your policy but since you confused me can I have my answer?

Answer 27

@halorazer

Answer 28

._. The short answer is Sodium and Chlorine ions.