<u>Answer:</u>
a) number of neutrons
<u>Explanation:</u>
A sodium ion is formed when an electron is removed from a sodium atom. This means that the atom's number of electrons changes, but the number of neutrons remains unchanged.
However, as the number of electrons changes, the electric charge and the electronic structure change, which means that a sodium atom and a sodium ion do not have the same number of electrons, nor do they have the same electric charge or electronic structure.
Therefore, option a) is the correct option.
Answer:
Explanation:
There are principles that guides the distribution of electrons into the energy levels in an atom. Some of the principles are:
1. The maximum number of electrons in the orbitals of sublevels are:
2 electrons for s-sublevel with one orbital
6 for p-sublevel with 3 orbitals
10 for d- sublevel with 5 orbitals
14 for f-sublevel with 7 orbitals.
The maximum number of electrons in an orbital is 2.
2. Aufbau principle: it states that sublevels with lower energy are filled up before those with higher energy. Sublevels have pattern of filling.
3. Pauli exclusion principle: it states that no two electrons can have the same set of the four quantum numbers.
4. Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity: electrons goes into degenerate orbitals of sub-levels singly before pairing starts.
