Ion which forms when Cl gains an electron???

Question

i kneed help. Does anyone Know the answer????

Answer 1

Cl-

It's still Cl but it's gained an electron to have a negative charge, hence the "-"...

Take table salt, NaCl the Cl gains an electron from the sodium so the two ions are Na+ and Cl-.

Answer 2

Cl - is correct.  This is commonly called the chloride ion (eg, salt is sodium chloride, NaCl)