Question

Explain in detail why chlorine loses one electron to form chloride ion.

Answer 1

beacause..chlorine has atomic number 17 ...its valence electrons are 7
....so it should gain 1 electron to complete its octet...and to achieve stability.hope it will help u plz mark me as brainliest

Answer 2

because it has 7 electrons in it's outermost shell..to complete octate rule it has to take one electron and become non- metal I.e. chloride.
Hope it helps u.