When sodium and chlorine combine what happen to the electrons?
mcochranlovesherkids
2005-12-11 13:29:58 UTC
When sodium and chlorine combine what happen to the electrons?
Two answers:
ride the boat
2005-12-11 13:34:34 UTC
Something called ionic bonding occurs, when one covalent electron in sodium is given to the atom in the chlorine atom. The two ions are now bonded, hence the name ionic bonding.
2005-12-11 13:34:00 UTC
All of the electrons are still there, but Na loses one electron to Cl. This creates an octet for each atom, making it stable.
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