Chemistry, asked by aryan1079, 1 year ago

which is more reactive na or na+ explain

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Answered by ayushmishra15
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na has atomic no. 11
so it has one electron left in its outermost shell
so to achieve stability are the nearest inert gas combination it has fill it outermost shell completely so it has a capacity to lost one electron and take part in chemical reaction , so it is reactive

na+ has completely filled outermost shell as + signindicates that it has lost one electron and have become stable so there is no need to take part in chemical reaction , hence it it is unreactive
so na is more reactive than na+
Answered by AnswerStation
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\underline{\huge\mathsf{QUESTION}}

\textsf{Which is more reactive.} \: \mathsf{Na \: or \: Na^+}\textsf{.Explain.}

\underline{\underline{\huge\mathfrak{ANSWER}}}

\mathsf{Na^+} (Sodium Ion) is more reactive.

Moreover, Na(Sodium) isn't even reactive because this smybol shows that Sodium is in octet configuration and is stable.

\mathsf{Na^+} has a configuration of \mathbf{2,8,1.}
Hence, it is reactive and will lose 1 electron to become stable.

\underline{Whereas,}

\sf{Na} has a configuration of \mathbf{2,8.}
Since, it's outermost shell is full, it has attained stable configuration.
This means that it is no more reactive since it won't form any bond.

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