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When reacting with a chlorine atom, a sodium atom reacts by losing an electron to form the Na+ ion, which is

a. uncharged
b. a cation
c. neutral
d. an anion

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Answer:

b cation

Step-by-step explanation:

that plus means it is positively charged. ions that are positively charged are cations. negatively charged ions are called anions

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