Question

What causes an ionic bond to form between sodium and chlorine?

Answer 1

"Sodium has 1 electron in its outermost shell, and chlorine has 7 electrons. ... If sodium can transfer it's "spare" electron to chlorine, both atoms will satisfy their full outer shell requirements, and an ionic bond will be formed."

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Answer 2

The loss of an electron

Explanation:When sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) are combined, the sodium atoms each lose an electron, forming cations (Na+), and the chlorine atoms each gain an electron to form anions (Cl−