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Na is more stable or Na+?
I think there is a paradox here ... please don't say that Na+ is more stable because it reaches the octet. I need you to explain why my explanation below is not correct:

Na is more stable than Na+ because we should give it the energy to remove e and make Na+:
"Ionization energ...

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The explanation of the given problem is explained as: Na is more stable Na because the energy provided to the sodium atom is utilized to remove the valence electron of the sodium atom while the electron is removed from the sodium atom it libreates the excess energy associated with the electron the energy of the electron is utilized for the other atom like

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