<span>Since chlorine (Cl) is the molecule which attracts the
electron therefore it would become negatively
charged (Cl -), while the sodium (Na) on the other hand will become
positively charged (Na +).</span>
This process of one element stealing away the electron of
another element happens when one is more electronegative than the other. The
more electronegative element attracts the electron of the less electronegative
element. This is actually what happens during an ionic bond between a metal and
a non metal. The negatively charged ion is called the anion while the
positively charged ion is called as the cation.
