Positively charged and the sodium ion would be a cation
Reactants bonds are broken and products bonds are formed
Answer:
The correct answer is Pu, 234.
Explanation:
In the given case, let us consider the reactant as X. Now the mass number (balanced) on both the sides will be,
Mass of X = Mass of Molybdenum + Mass of Tin + Mass of neutrons
M = 1 * 103 + 1 * 131 + 2 * 0
M = 234
Now the atomic number (balanced) on both the sides,
Atomic number of X = Atomic number of Molybdenum + Atomic number of Tin + Atomic number of neutrons
A = 1*42 + 1*50 + 2*1
A = 94
The atomic number 94 is for the element Plutonium, whose symbol is Pu. Thus, the reactant is 234-Pu.
Answer:
Option B. Cation that is smaller than the original atom.
Explanation:
Magnesium is a divalent element. This implies that magnesium can give up 2 electrons to become an ion (cation) as shown below:
Mg —> Mg²⁺ + 2e¯
Next, we shall write the electronic configuration of magnesium atom (Mg) and magnesium ion (Mg²⁺). This can be written as follow:
Mg (12) = 2, 8, 2
Mg²⁺ (10) = 2, 8
From the above illustration, we can see that the magnesium atom (Mg) has 3 shells while the magnesium ion (Mg²⁺) has 2 shells.
This simply means that the magnesium ion (Mg²⁺) i.e cation is smaller that the original magnesium atom (Mg).
