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Sodium has an atomic number of 11. Which atom would form an ionic bond with a sodium atom?


Select one:

AHelium atom
Bchloride atom
CCarbon atom
Doxygen atom

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i think the answer would be c

Option b) Chloride atom. Because sodium is electropositive and chloride is electronegative. Chloride tends to accept electrons easily and Sodium tends to donate his electron (+1) easily. That makes the the perfect ionic partner.

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