Why does sodium ion have a positive charge but a chloride ion have a negative charge

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Bradley Mountford · Answer 1 · 2018-11-02T10:42:17+0000

Metal atoms lose the electron, or electrons, in their highest energy level and become positively charged ions.

Non-metal atoms gain an electron, or electrons, from another atom to become negatively charged ions.

Why does sodium ion have a positive charge but a chloride ion have a negative charge

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