Question
How should you change this image to represent an ionic bond between sodium and fluorine?
Responses
A Move 7 electrons from fluorine to sodium.Move 7 electrons from fluorine to sodium.
B Move one electron from fluorine to sodium.Move one electron from fluorine to sodium.
C Move one electron from sodium to fluorine.Move one electron from sodium to fluorine.
D Nothing. The image already represents an ionic bond.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
A. Move 7 electrons from fluorine to sodium.
In an ionic bond between sodium (Na) and fluorine (F), sodium donates one electron to achieve a full outer shell, and fluorine accepts that electron to achieve a full outer shell as well. Sodium becomes positively charged (Na⁺), while fluorine becomes negatively charged (F⁻). Thus, the representation would show sodium having lost 1 electron and fluorine having gained 1 electron to represent their ionic bond correctly.
A. Move 7 electrons from fluorine to sodium.
In an ionic bond between sodium (Na) and fluorine (F), sodium donates one electron to achieve a full outer shell, and fluorine accepts that electron to achieve a full outer shell as well. Sodium becomes positively charged (Na⁺), while fluorine becomes negatively charged (F⁻). Thus, the representation would show sodium having lost 1 electron and fluorine having gained 1 electron to represent their ionic bond correctly.