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How is a sodium ion symbol written?
Na+
So+
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SO-
Na-

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Answer:

Na^+

Step-by-step explanation:

The symbol for sodium is Na. The term "sodium ion" assumes that the reader knows that sodium's single 3s electron is susceptible to theft by any nearby element that has a high electron affinity. Sodium's ionization energy is low, allowing the 3s electron to move elsewhere and leave behinf a positively charged Na^+ atom.

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