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What is the electronic configuration of sodium and chlorine? Why do Sodium and chlorine form ions and can they combine? ​

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Sodium has only one electron in its outermost shell. So, sodium atom will DONATE one electron to chlorine atom and forms a sodium ION i.e. Na+. On the other side chlorine atomic NUMBER is 17, its electronic configuration is 2,8,7.



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