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explain how a sodium atom and a bromine atom form ions when they react to make sodium bromide

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Answered by DrBob222
The single electron in the outermost shell of the Na atom leaves, making the Na atom a Na ion (Na^+). That electron then moves to the Br atom to make it a bromide ion. The combination is then NaBr or sodium bromide.
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