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An ion is an atom which has more or less electrons than protons. If it has more electrons it's a negative ion, and if it has less electrons it's a positive ion. An atom loses or gets electrons in reactions with other elements.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agocarries a charge
Ions are atoms or molecules that have become electrically charged (positive or negative) by having lost or gained one or more electrons.
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∙ 11y agoLoses or gains an electron. An ion is a positive or negative form of an atom.
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∙ 12y ago...gained one or more electron.
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∙ 11y agoyes
positively charged ions are called cations
negatively charged ions are called anions
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∙ 9y agoAn ion is formed when an atom gains or loses an electron in bonding with another atom, causing the atom to become a positive or negative ion.
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What is the term for a single atom bearing a negative or a positive chargeas a result of gaining or losing valence electrons?
A charged atom that results from the gain or loss of an electron is called an ion.
When an atom gains or loses electons the charged particles that results is called?
an ion
What is the bond which results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?
An ionic bond results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another. The atom that loses electrons becomes a positively charged ion, or cation. The atom that gains electrons becomes a negatively charged ion, or anion. The ionic bond that forms between them is the electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions.
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
Is sulfur an atom or An ion?
ion
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.
What do you call an atom that gains or loses electrons?
An atom that gains or loses electrons is called an ion. If it gains electrons, it results in a negative ion called an anion. If it loses electrons, it results in a positive ion called a cation.
What is the term for a single atom bearing a negative or a positive chargeas a result of gaining or losing valence electrons?
A charged atom that results from the gain or loss of an electron is called an ion.
When an atom gains or loses electons the charged particles that results is called?
an ion
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium ion?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium atom?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
What a ion?
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
What is the bond which results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?
An ionic bond results from the transfer of electrons from one atom to another. The atom that loses electrons becomes a positively charged ion, or cation. The atom that gains electrons becomes a negatively charged ion, or anion. The ionic bond that forms between them is the electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions.
Is sulfur an atom or An ion?
ion
What happens to the structure of an atom to change the atom into an ion?
The loss or gain of electrons transform an atom in an ion.
How can you tell if an atom is an ion?
If the number of protons and neutrons are the same, its an atom, if not its an ion
