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Na(+) is the sodium cation. It is positive, because it has lost one electron.

The ion contains 11(+) protonsd and 10 (-) electrons . Hence

+11-10 = +1 ( usually shown as '+'.

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positive (+ is always positive)

This means it's an ion, because it's lacking one valence electron

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