Question

The diagram shows an electron shell model of a sodium atom.

A central purple circle labeled N a has 3 concentric rings around it. The inner ring has 2 small green spheres. The middle ring has 8 small green spheres. The outer ring has 1 small green sphere.

How would the model change as the atom forms bonds?

The third shell would have eight electrons after the atom gains seven electrons to fill the outermost shell.
The third shell would be empty so that the eight electrons in the second level would be outermost after the atom loses one electron.
The first and third shells would be empty so that the atom would have eight electrons in its remaining shell after the atom loses three electrons.
The first shell would have two electrons and the second shell would have six electrons after the atom loses three electrons.

Answer 1

B. The third shell would be empty so that the eight electrons in the second level would be outermost after the atom loses one electron

Answer 2

The third shell would be empty so that the eight electrons in the second level would be outermost after the atom loses one electron.

Explanation:

In order to form bonds, atoms (except Hydrogen and Helium) must satisfy octet rule, that is, they must have eight electrons in the last shell. Sodium can do that if it loses the electron of the third shell.