What happens when a sodium atom that has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?

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Kunl · Answer 1 · 2017-12-27T18:30:07+0000

If the chlorine already gained an electron(it has become stable), the sodium will not form a compound with chlorine unless it is sodium that gives chlorine the electron. Only then will they form a compound of NaCl.

What happens when a sodium atom that has lost an electron comes near a chlorine atom that has gained an electron?

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