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Sodium has the atomic number 11. How many electrons are in a sodium ion, which has the symbol Na+?

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Sodium has the atomic number 11. How many electrons are in a sodium ion, which has the symbol Na+? the awnser would be 10, 10 electrons.



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Since Na has the atomic number 11, it has 11 electrons

Thus the ion Na+ has 11-1=10 electrons.
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