Question

diference between sodium atom and ion​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sodium atom is neutral whereas sodium ion is a charged specie with a charge of +1.The number of protons and electrons in sodium atom is same i.e 11 whereas the number of protons in sodium ion (11) is more than number of electrons (10).The size of sodium ion is smaller than sodium atom.

Answer 2

Answer:

if we say sodium atom it means it has equal number of proton and neutrons or it is nutral..

if we say ion it means either the atom has more electron or less electron or it is charged..