Question

chlorine atom is electrically neutral and chlorine ion is charged explain ​

Answer 1

Answer:

chlorine atom is neutral because number of electrons(negative charge) is equal to the number of protons (positive charge)

so an chlorine atom or you can say every atom is neutral

chlorine ion is charged because

chlorine atomic number = K L M

2 8 7

It needs 1 more electron to complete octet

so it gains one electron (negative charge)

now the number of negative charge is greater than positive charge

so now the atom is negative

and an atom with charge is called ion

that's why chlorine ion is chagred