{"id":244738,"date":"2025-07-05T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=244738"},"modified":"2025-07-05T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T10:14:02","slug":"state-the-ionic-charge-for-each-of-the-following-substances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/05\/state-the-ionic-charge-for-each-of-the-following-substances\/","title":{"rendered":"State the ionic charge for each of the following substances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

State the ionic charge for each of the following substances: (a) chlorine gas molecules (b) chloride ions (c) hypochlorite ion (d) chlorine compounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Let’s break this down and discuss each part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(a) Chlorine gas molecules (Cl\u2082)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chlorine gas is made up of chlorine atoms covalently bonded to each other. Since it\u2019s a molecule, chlorine gas (Cl\u2082)<\/strong> does not carry an ionic charge. The chlorine atoms share electrons equally in the covalent bond, so Cl\u2082 molecules are neutral<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(b) Chloride ions (Cl\u207b)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When chlorine gains an electron to complete its octet (full outer electron shell), it becomes a negatively charged ion. The extra electron gives chlorine a charge of -1<\/strong>. So, chloride ions (Cl\u207b)<\/strong> have an ionic charge of -1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(c) Hypochlorite ion (ClO\u207b)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The hypochlorite ion is a polyatomic ion composed of one chlorine atom bonded to one oxygen atom. The chlorine atom in the hypochlorite ion has a -1 charge<\/strong>. Therefore, hypochlorite ions (ClO\u207b)<\/strong> also carry a -1 charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(d) Chlorine compounds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chlorine forms a variety of compounds, and the ionic charge depends on the specific compound in question. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Chlorine in sodium chloride (NaCl)<\/strong>: In sodium chloride, chlorine gains one electron from sodium, becoming a chloride ion (Cl\u207b), which has a -1 charge<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Chlorine in chlorine dioxide (ClO\u2082)<\/strong>: In this compound, chlorine typically has a positive oxidation state, specifically +4<\/strong>, as the oxygen atoms are highly electronegative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Chlorine in chlorine trifluoride (ClF\u2083)<\/strong>: Chlorine has a +3<\/strong> oxidation state in this compound, as it bonds with fluorine, a highly electronegative element.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Cl\u2082<\/strong>: Neutral (no charge).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Cl\u207b<\/strong>: -1<\/strong> charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • ClO\u207b<\/strong>: -1<\/strong> charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chlorine compounds<\/strong>: The charge of chlorine can vary based on the compound, from -1<\/strong> in ionic compounds like NaCl to +3<\/strong> or +4<\/strong> in others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      State the ionic charge for each of the following substances: (a) chlorine gas molecules (b) chloride ions (c) hypochlorite ion (d) chlorine compounds The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Let’s break this down and discuss each part: (a) Chlorine gas molecules (Cl\u2082) Chlorine gas is made up of chlorine atoms covalently bonded to each other. […]<\/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-244738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244738","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=244738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}