Question

State one difference and one similarity in the electronic structure of sodium and of chlorine

Answer 1

Answer:

A sodium atom has one electron in the outer shell. A chlorine atom seven electrons in the outer shell. Both sodium ions and chloride ions have full electron shells. The sodium ions and chloride ions form an ionic lattice.

Answer 2

Similarity and difference are as follows -

The similarity between the electronic structure of these two is that they have three shells with electrons. Moreover, they both have incomplete outermost shell.

The difference lies in the number of electrons present in their outermost shell. Sodium has one electron in its outermost shell while chlorine has seven electrons in its outermost shell.