Question

Sodium is a metal (Na), what makes the Neutral atom of Sodium different

from the lonized atom of Sodium

A neutral atom has more protons than an ion

Neutral atoms have more neutrons than an ion of an tom

Neutral atoms have a charge while ions do not

Neutral atoms have the same amount of protons and electrons while an ion has
either gained or lost an electron

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

An ion is created because an atom doesn't have a balanced number of protons and electrons. A positive ion is created by an atom losing an electron and a negative ion is created by an atom gaining an electron.

Answer 2

The answer is D. What makes a neutral atom neutral is that it has an even number of protons and neutrons. If the number of protons and neutrons are unbalanced, it is now an ion.