Chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell it accepts the electronic to complete its octet it becomes an chlorine ion (CI-) what is the nature of this chlorine ion

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Ferndopolis · Answer 1 · 2017-02-24T09:47:03+0000

when an atom gains an electron it acquires a negative charge and becomes a cation. As chlorine gains an electron to complete its octet it will become cationic in nature

Chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell it accepts the electronic to complete its octet it becomes an chlorine ion (CI-) what is the nature of this chlorine ion

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