A student claims that the way to convert a neutral atom of Cl into a Cl
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A student claims that the way to convert a neutral atom of Cl into a Cl– anion is to decrease its atomic number by one while leaving the number of electrons unchanged.
(a) Will this give the atom a -1 charge and convert it into an anion? Explain.
(b) Will the atom still be an atom of the element chlorine? Explain.
(c) What should the student have done?
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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First
ISBN: 9780321927118
5th Edition
Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver
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