Question

Explain how the element sodium is monovalent.

Answer 1

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if we go through the electronic configuration on sodium which has atomic number 11

so

electronic configuration:- 2,8,1

now to acquire stability it needs to loose one electron and when it looses one electron it becomes stable hence this loosing of one electron makes sodium monovalent

Answer 2

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Electronic configuration of sodium(Na)

= 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

Sodium has 1 electron in its outer most shell and to acquire noble gas configuration it will lose one electron and hence sodium is monovalent