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What will be the nature of charge on an atom when it looses an electron or gain an electron?
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Aluminum, sulfur, fluorine, phosphorus, iodine, and neon
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 6y agoLoss of an elecrron: posiive, cation
Gain of an electron: negative, anion
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Why don't atoms have electric charge?
The charge of an atom depends on the number of protons as compared with the number of electrons. Each electron has a charge of -1 ECU (electron charge unit), and each proton has a charge of +1 ECU. An Ion is an atom that has a net electric charge that is not 0, because of the introduction or removal of electrons.
What happens when an atom that looses an electron comes in contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
An ionic molecule is formed.
What is an atom when it looses an electron?
It becomes a positively charged ion.
What happens when an atom looses electron?
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
What part of the atom has a negative charge is the?
Electron Carries A Negative Charge.
How does an atom maintain a positive charge?
if it looses an electron
What happens to an atom when it looses and electron?
When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and has a positive charge.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atoms gains an electron the atom changes into a negative ion and when an atom loses an electron the atom changes into a positive ion.
What is the name of an atom that loses an electron?
== == == == The answer is an ionic atom.== ==when it gains an electron, it acquires partial negative charge and it's at.weight increaseswhen it looses electron; it acquires partial positive charge and at.weight decreases
What happens when atom looses electron?
If an atom loosed electrons then it becomes an ion. The electrical charge in the atom becomes a positive ion.
Why don't atoms have electric charge?
The charge of an atom depends on the number of protons as compared with the number of electrons. Each electron has a charge of -1 ECU (electron charge unit), and each proton has a charge of +1 ECU. An Ion is an atom that has a net electric charge that is not 0, because of the introduction or removal of electrons.
What happens to an atom when it looses an electron?
If an atom loses an electron, its charge becomes a positive. (The process of losing an electron is called OXIDATION, by the way.) Depending on the electron configuration, the atom could become "happy" (because its outer ring is now empty) or it could want to bond with another atom to fill ALL of the spots on its outer electron ring.
What happens when an atom that looses an electron comes in contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
An ionic molecule is formed.
When a atom gain or looses a valence electron it become a charged particle called an?
When an atom gains or looses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an ion
What is the charge of a valance electron?
The charge of a valence Electron is negative. The word valence means the combining power of atoms: the combining power of atoms or groups measured by the number of electrons the atom or group will receive, give up, or share in forming a compound. Therfore nothing changes the electrons charge. The electrons charge will always be negative no matter what. Electrons make up the stable atoms. If it the atom gains or looses an electron it becomes either a positive (looses an electron) or negative (gains an electron) ion.
What is an atom when it looses an electron?
It becomes a positively charged ion.
What is it called when a atom that has gained or lost and electron and now has a net electric charge?
When atoms (elements) gain or loose electrons, they become Ions. If an atom looses electrons it becomes +1 charge, whereas if an atom gains electrons it becomes -1 charge.
