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How does sodium become an ion

How does sodium become an ion
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How does sodium become an ion

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Sodium is an alkali metal so it needs to lose an electron to fill it's outer shell.

That is an ion. When an element loses or gains an electron but in this case, sodium needs to lose an electron.

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