Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

Chlorine reacts with sodium to make sodium chloride. What change occurs to the sodium atoms in this reaction?

  • AThey gain electrons to form anions.
  • BThey lose electrons to form anions.
  • CThey gain electrons to form cations.
  • DThey lose electrons to form cations.

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