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Does the movement of electrons to atoms or from atoms make ions?
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Yes. When an atom loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion called a cation. When an atom gains electrons, it becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.
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How ions knock off electrons from atoms?
You hammer the electrons to make it fall down!
How are electrons removed from atoms to form ions in a mass spectrometer?
The vaporised sample passes into the ionisation chamber. The electrically heated metal coil gives off electrons which are attracted to the electron trap which is a positively charged plate. The particles in the sample (atoms or molecules) are therefore bombarded with a stream of electrons, and some of the collisions are energetic enough to knock one or more electrons out of the sample particles to make positive ions. Most of the positive ions formed will carry a charge of +1 because it is much more difficult to remove further electrons from an already positive ion. These positive ions are persuaded out into the rest of the machine by the ion repeller which is another metal plate carrying a slight positive charge.
What Jumps from atoms to atom make electricity?
electrons
What do shells (energy levels) and valence electrons have to do with atoms combining to make molecules?
Valence electrons form the bonds between atoms in a molecule.
Why can atoms have a charge?
Atoms are electrically charged in order to attract other atoms during a chemical reaction to combine to make 2 new substances through displacement or combine through synthesis and make a new element ie. Na+Cl =NaCl = Salt
How ions knock off electrons from atoms?
You hammer the electrons to make it fall down!
Atoms of metallic element tend to?
Ductile Malleable have Luster lose electrons when make ionic compounds
Why does argon not form ions?
Atoms become ions by gaining or losing electrons to achieve a noble gas configuration of electrons, which is stable. Argon already has such a configuration and is very stable as it is. Any gain or loss of electrons would make it less stable.
Why do some atoms form positive ions and others form negative ions?
It is a matter of how full an atom's outer or valence shell of electrons is. For most atoms, the most stable setup is one with a full shell of 8 valence electrons, and an atom will gain or lose electrons to achieve this. For atoms with close to 8 valence electrons, such a chlorine (7 valence electrons, it is generally easier to gain electrons and thus become negatively charged. For atoms with few valence electrons, such as sodium (1 valence electron), it is easier to lose electrons and go down to the next lowest shell, which is already full.
What happens to the valence electrons of atoms in metallic bond?
Metals have metal bonds. valence electron make bonds with metal ions.
What are the atoms that make up electricity?
There are no atoms in electricity. Electricity consists of moving electrons, which are the negatively charged particles in atoms.
What are the two basic ways in which ions form from atoms?
Ions and Ionic bonds When these two types of atoms combine,electrons are transferred from one type of atom to the other. The transfer make both types of atoms more stable
Which electrons from the metal make up the delocalized electrons?
In a metallic bond, the electrons which make up the 'sea' of delocalised electrons are all of those from the outermost shell from the atoms. The other shells stay unaltered.
In biology which term includes the other four atoms molecules electrons elements and protons?
Molecules Atoms which are elements make up molecules. Protons and electrons make up atoms.
What are bonds in metals like?
In metalic substances metal atoms lose some of their outer shell electrons to make them positive ions (also known as cations). These electrons are then free to move around and as they are negatively charged they hold the positive metal ions together, this is sometimes refered to as a "sea of delocalised electrons", it is also the reason why metals conduct electricity (because electrons are free to move in them)
What are three facts about atoms?
They all contain electrons, protons, and neutrons. They are always neutral, or they would be Ions (I-ons) They have quarks that make up all or the protons and neutrons and electrons there are 623 billion atoms in 1g of hydrogen and 4g of helium and 7g of lithium ect 623 billion=1 mol
How are electrons held to the atoms that make up the insulators?
insulators do not have free electrons
