What type of ion might sodium form? Justify your answer.

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Duncan Rivas

6 July, 13:03

What type of ion might sodium form? Justify your answer.

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Kaia Boone · Answer 1

The type of ion that the sodium atom form is a cation. The term cation is used to refer to ions which have positive charges. The valence electron of sodium is one and in order to obtain the octet, it will donate that electron to some other atoms, making its charge positive.