Complete the following equations? a)

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1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018

#Na^+#

Here mass of the sodium atom remains same because electron has no mass.

Explanation:

After losing one electron , sodium atom becomes sodium ion having a unit positive charge.

This is because number of protons becomes one more than the number of electrons.

The equation for this is:-

#Na -> Na^+ + e^(-1)#