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Take a guess. What do you think is a likely ground-state electron configuration for the sodium ion, Na+, formed by loss of an electron from a neutral sodium atom?
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10. Periodic Properties of the Elements
The Electron Configuration: Ions
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What element forms an ion with an electronic configuration of [Xe] and a −2 charge?
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