{"id":230861,"date":"2025-06-10T07:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=230861"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:12:28","slug":"choose-te-correct-lewis-dot-diagram-for-nacl-na-cl-1-na-c-na-8-cl-na-9-3a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/10\/choose-te-correct-lewis-dot-diagram-for-nacl-na-cl-1-na-c-na-8-cl-na-9-3a\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose te correct Lewis Dot diagram for NaCl; ~Na: Cl 1+ Na’ :C Na: 8 Cl Na: 9: 3a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Choose te correct Lewis Dot diagram for NaCl; ~Na: Cl 1+ Na’ :C Na: 8 Cl Na: 9: 3a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Correct Lewis Dot Diagram for NaCl<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Na\u207a :Cl\u207b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is typically shown as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Na\u207a<\/strong> (no dots, as it lost its one valence electron)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • :Cl\u207b<\/strong> (eight valence electrons\u20144 pairs\u2014around the Cl atom, representing a full octet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    \ud83e\udde0 Explanation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Sodium chloride (NaCl)<\/strong> is an ionic compound<\/strong> formed by the transfer of electrons between a metal (sodium, Na)<\/strong> and a non-metal (chlorine, Cl)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Understanding Valence Electrons:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • Sodium (Na)<\/strong> is in Group 1 of the periodic table, meaning it has 1 valence electron<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chlorine (Cl)<\/strong> is in Group 17 (halogens) and has 7 valence electrons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      2. How the Ionic Bond Forms:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      • Sodium readily loses<\/strong> its single valence electron to achieve the stable noble gas configuration of neon (Ne)<\/strong>. When it loses this electron, it becomes a positively charged ion (Na\u207a)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Chlorine needs one more electron<\/strong> to complete its octet and become like argon (Ar)<\/strong>. When it gains<\/strong> one electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion (Cl\u207b)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        3. Lewis Dot Diagrams:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        • In a Lewis Dot Diagram<\/strong>, we represent valence electrons as dots<\/strong> around the element symbol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • For Na\u207a<\/strong>, it has lost its only valence electron, so we write Na\u207a<\/strong> with no dots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • For Cl\u207b<\/strong>, it gains one electron to have 8 total<\/strong>. This is shown with 4 pairs of dots<\/strong> around the symbol, and it’s written as [ :Cl: ]\u207b<\/strong> or :Cl\u207b<\/strong>, indicating a full octet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          4. Key Points:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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          • The resulting electrostatic attraction between Na\u207a<\/strong> and Cl\u207b<\/strong> is what forms the ionic bond<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Lewis Dot Diagrams for ionic compounds do not<\/strong> show a shared pair of electrons (unlike covalent bonds), but rather complete transfer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Therefore, the correct representation is Na\u207a :Cl\u207b<\/strong>, with Na having no dots and Cl having a full octet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            This diagram clearly represents the ionic nature<\/strong> of the bond and follows the octet rule<\/strong>, making it the correct choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Choose te correct Lewis Dot diagram for NaCl; ~Na: Cl 1+ Na’ :C Na: 8 Cl Na: 9: 3a The Correct Answer and Explanation is: \u2705 Correct Lewis Dot Diagram for NaCl: Na\u207a :Cl\u207b This is typically shown as: \ud83e\udde0 Explanation Sodium chloride (NaCl) is an ionic compound formed by the transfer of electrons between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}