Answer to Question #309080 in General Chemistry for amlu

Question

what is the symbol for the lithium ion in lithium chloride

Answer 1

The symbol for Lithium is Li

The symbol for Lithium ion is Li⁺

This is because Lithium is an alkali metal in group I of the periodic table. Atomic number is 3, and electron arrangement is 2.1

Thus Lithium loses one electron when reacting with chlorine to form LiCl.

Since the number of protons remains 3 but electrons reduce by one, the ion bears an extra positive charge. Thus, the oxidation state changes from zero(0) to positive one (+1)