Question

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➜Sodium readily forms Na+ ion, but never Na2+ ion. Explain

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Answer 1

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Sodium forms Na+ ion but it doesn't form Na+ because of. (A) Very low value of first and second I.E. (B) Very high value of first and second I.E. ... Hint: The ionization energy is defined as the energy required to remove an electron from the outermost shell of a nucleus.

Answer 2

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Answer: Na has the electronic configuration 2,8,1.

Sodium will never have a charge of 2+ as it does not have 2 valence electrons that it wants to Jessica's to be stable.

Therefore, Na readily forms Na+ ,but not Na2+.