I realllyyyyy wish this stupid electron would just go away!!
Cl
(Cries) I'm almost full I just really need one more electron to have a full electron shell
Na
I just wish I had another electron.....
I truly hate it here!!!
This is the sodium ion and it is very grumpy as it has a lone electron that is very aggravating and needs to be given away ASAP!
Na
HEY CHLORINE!! How about you have my electron so we can both be happy!!
Cl
On the other hand, Chlorine only needs one more electron to have a complete, happy, and full electron octet...
Our positive and negative charges attract forming an IONIC BOND
Na
Cl
+
The two meet each other and an idea arises......
Na
NaCl
Cl
-
Sodium giving its' electron to chlorine will make them both happy as Chlorine will have a complete octet and sodium will no longer have it's lone electron
That's right! You're metal and I'm a nonmetal so we could be become Sodium Chloride, an ionic bond!
Sodium is giving it's electron to Chlorine so that it can have a complete and stable octet.
Now I'm FULL and happy!!!
The ionic bond between Sodium and Chlorine is born and the cation (Sodium) has a "PAWSitive" charge and the anion (Chlorine) has a negative charge.