Electron Gain Or Loss

Question 1

Sodium Ion (Na+)
How many electrons does it have did it gain or lose a charge

Answer 1

it has 10 electrons and has a plus 1 which means it lost an electron charge and you put bracket with a + around the diagram

Question 2

Sulfide Ion (Na2-)
How many electrons did it gain or lose

Answer 2

It has 18 electrons which means it gained 2 electrons in its diagram you put brackets around the diagram with a 2- charge