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Does calcium with a charge of 2 have more or fewer electrons than prtons?
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Metals always lose electrons.
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An atom that has plus 1 charge must have fewer what than usual?
Electrons. Electrons carry a negative charge so when one is removed from the atom the atom gains a net positive charge.
What is an atom that has more of fewer electrons than protrons?
Such an atom has a net electric charge, and is known as an ion.
When an element loses electrons it forms a positive or negative charge?
The atom will have a positive charge, because the number of protons in the nucleus hasn't changed but there are fewer negatively charged electrons to neutralize the positive charge from the nucleus.
What does it mean if an atom is positively charged?
The nucleus of an atom has both electrons and neutrons. An atom that has a positive charge means that the atom has fewer electrons than it has protons.
Would the Lewis structure for a cation contain more electrons or fewer electrons?
It would have fewer electrons. A cation is a positively charged ion which means that there are fewer negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons.
What element has more valance electrons than oxygen fewer valance electrons than neon more protons than sodium but fewer prtons than argon?
Chlorine
An atom with a positive charge is called a?
It is a Cation, an ion with fewer electrons than protons, giving it a positive charge
An atom that has plus 1 charge must have fewer what than usual?
Electrons. Electrons carry a negative charge so when one is removed from the atom the atom gains a net positive charge.
What is an atom that has more of fewer electrons than protrons?
Such an atom has a net electric charge, and is known as an ion.
When an element loses electrons it forms a positive or negative charge?
The atom will have a positive charge, because the number of protons in the nucleus hasn't changed but there are fewer negatively charged electrons to neutralize the positive charge from the nucleus.
Is Ca2 plus a cation?
Yes it is a cation which is an ion with fewer electrons than protons, giving it a positive charge.
What does it mean if an atom is positively charged?
The nucleus of an atom has both electrons and neutrons. An atom that has a positive charge means that the atom has fewer electrons than it has protons.
What is am atom that has more or fewer electrons than it has protons?
The type of particle that has either more or fewer electrons than protons is an ion. Ions are called cations when they have fewer electrons than protons and anions when they have more.
Would the Lewis structure for a cation contain more electrons or fewer electrons?
It would have fewer electrons. A cation is a positively charged ion which means that there are fewer negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons.
An atom contains fewer electrons than protons has as negative ionic charge?
Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. If i have more protons(plus charges) than electrons(minus charges) overall the atom will have a positive charge(mabye +1 or +2 etc....depending how many more protons there are compared to electrons) If there are more electrons(minus charges) than protons(plus charges) then overall the atom will have a negative charge(mabye -1 or -2 etc....depending how many more electrons there are compared to protons) These charged atoms are known as ions.
Does a boron Atom has fewer or greater electrons then lithium?
Fewer.
What do you get when the number of electrons is not the same as the number of protons?
Any imbalance in proton/electron number in an atom results in a charge. Fewer electrons makes a positive charge, while more electrons make a negative charged (obviously). Charged atoms are known as ions.
