Respuesta :
You are left with a chloride ion, so you started off with a chlorine atom.
Cl + e- → Cl-
Cl + e- → Cl-
Answer:
Cl + e- → Cl-
Explanation:
The electrically neutral chlorine has 17 protons and 17 electrons, 7 of which are in its outer energy level. When an electron is added to a chlorine atom to complete its outer energy level it has more electrons than electrons. Electrons are negative and that is why the charge of chlorine becomes -1