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When the number of protons or electrons is not even (more protons than electrons or the opposite).
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When the atom becomes an anion what happens to its radius?
The radius of an anion is bigger than the radius of a neutral atom.
When an atom gains an electron it?
becomes an anion. Negatively charged.
What describes what happens when an atom becomes an ion with a two negative charge?
This atom gain two electrons and become an anion.
An atom that has gained an electron is?
An atom that has gained an electron becomes a negatively charged ion.
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and the chlorine atom become one a valves electron is transferred from one to another?
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
If an atom gains electrons it become a?
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
An atom with an extra electron becomes a?
Anion.
When the atom becomes an anion what happens to its radius?
The radius of an anion is bigger than the radius of a neutral atom.
When an electron atom is added to a neutral atom energy is?
It becomes an anion.
An atom that gains an electron?
An atom that has gained an electron has a negative charge and is called an anion.
When an atom loses an slectron it becomes an?
If an atom loses an electron it becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
Which atom becomes the anion in calcium chloride?
In CaCl2, Cl- is the anion while Ca2+ is the cation.
When an atom gains an electron it?
becomes an anion. Negatively charged.
When an atom gains an electron the atom becomes an ion that?
yes...on gaining an electron, the atom becomes an anion i.e. negatively charged ion.
When an atom gains electrons or negative charge the process is referred to as?
Ionization. That atom becomes a anion.
When an atom gains an electron and becomes negativly charged you refer to its as a?
Anion
