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An atom can become an ion by losing electrons. It can accomplish the same thing by gaining electrons.
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How does an atom become a positively charged ion?
An atom becomes a positively charged ion when it loses one or more electrons.
Losing or gaining electrons makes an atom a?
Ion
An atom becomes an ion by losing or gaining?
An atom can become an ion by either gaining or losing electrons. If it gains electrons, it becomes an anion. If it loses electrons, it becomes a cation. An ion is merely an atom with a charge, either positive or negative.
What happens if oxide atom becomes an oxygen atom?
Oxide is the ion form of oxygen. It forms when an oxygen atom gains an extra two electrons. So an oxide ion would become an oxygen atom by losing two electrons.
How does sodium atom form an ion?
A sodium atom becomes a sodium ion, when a neutron is added to the nucleus.
An atom becomes an ion by losing or gaining what?
electrons
What happens when an atom loses n electron?
If the atom was not a negative ion prior to losing an electron, it becomes a positive ion.
If a hydrogen atom loses its electron does it become a negative?
Since electrons are negatively charged, losing an electron will make the hydrogen atom become a positively charged ion.
How Does an atom become a positive ion and a negative ion?
This is by gaining (-) or losing (+) electrons
What does an aluminum atom become when it loses its three valence electrons?
It would become an Aluminum ion that has a 3+ charge
How does an atom becoms apositive ion?
By losing one or more electrons
Is helium an isotope atom or ion?
Helium is a neutral atom that has several isotopes and can become an ion.
