Na (atomic no. 11) reacts with Cl (atomic no. 17) to become stable. In the reaction, Na will , while Cl will .

Sodium will an electron and chlorine will gain an electron

Explanation:

The electronic configurations of sodium and chlorine are;

Sodium- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

Chlorine- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

Hence, sodium can easily loose one electron to chlorine to attain a noble gas configuration while chlorine accepts one electron to attain the noble gas configuration.

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