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A negative ion is larger than its parent atom because of its additional electron(s).
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When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?
An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.
Why is the size of an ion greater than its parent atom?
Only the anion is greater than the atom because gained an electron.
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
What is a positive and negative ion?
when an atom loose electron it become negative ion and when it gains electron it become positive ion
How does an atom become a positive ion a nevative ion?
When an atom loses a negative charge, when it loses an electron, it becomes a positive ion.
Is a negative ion larger or smaller than its parent atom?
Larger because a negative ion contains more electrons than its parent atom therefore it is larger. A positive ion would be smaller because it has less electrons than its parent atom.
Is a ion larger or smaller than its parent atom?
A negative ion would be considered larger than its parent atom. This is because electrons have mass, which makes the ions gain mass to outgrow their parent atoms.
When electron transfer results in an ion larger than the original atom?
An atom that has gained one or more electrons, becoming a negative ion, is larger than its parent atom.
Is the size of a positive ion generally bigger or smaller than the size of the neutral form which it forms?
We are working on this in Physical Science class. A negative ion is larger then its parent atom. A positive ion is smaller then its parent atom. =]
How does the size of a negative ion compare to the size of the atom that form?
The size of a negative ion is larger than atom. This makes more negative than positive, allowing the negative electrons to go farther from the nucleus.
Is a positive ion smaller or larger than its parent atom?
A positive ion is smaller than its parent atom because it has less electrons than its parent atom. The reduced number of electrons are then pulled more tightly to the positive nucleus because the number of protons remains the same, and these now exceed the electrons in number.
How does the size of a negative ion compare to the size of the atom that formed it?
A cation is smaller than the neutral atom because one electron is removed from the original atom to form it. An anion is larger than the neutral atom because one electron is added to the original atom to form it.
When an atom has more electrons than protons it is?
An atom with more protons than electrons is a cation.
Why is the size of an ion greater than its parent atom?
Only the anion is greater than the atom because gained an electron.
What one is larger a chlorine atom or a chloride ion?
anion is always larger than its parent atom
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
An atom is called an ion if there?
An atom is called an ion if there is a charge on it - positive or negative.
