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The sodium atom (atomic number 11), with 1 valence electron in its third energy level, would like to achieve the stability of its nearest noble gas neighbor, the neon (Ne) atom (atomic number 10), which contains 8 valence electrons in its second energy level.
The element sodium has 12 neutrons, 11 electrons and 11 protons. The number of electrons and protons come from the element's atomic number, which is also 11. The number of neutrons can be found by...