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What happens when a sodium ion is attracted to a clorine ion

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The chlorine atom becomes a negative chloride ion. Both sodium ions and chloride ions have full electron shells. The sodium ions and chloride ions form an ionic lattice.
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The chlorine atom becomes a negative chloride ion. Both sodium ions and chloride ions have full electron shells. The sodium ions and chloride ions form an ionic lattice.

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