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Ions, or charged elemental particles, differ only in the number of electrons that they have. Some are capable (under ordinary circumstances) of gaining or loosing multiple numbers of electrons, which affects the means in which they can form ionic compounds with other ions. Essentially, differently charged ions will bond with different ions of opposite charge.
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Are atoms of the same element but with different masses are called ions?
Not ions, but isotopes.
What do like charged ions do?
Like-charged ions repel each other. Opposite-charged ions attract each other.
What is the movement of ions towards ions with an opposing charge?
oppositely charged ions attact each other.
Why do the element in an ionic bond stay together after the electron is transferred?
The ions formed are electrostatically attracted to other ions of the opposite charge.
A substance that is composed entirely of atoms which all have the same number of protons in their nuclei is known as?
two elements having the same number of protons, but differeing in the number of neutrons; thus having slightly different molecular weights are called isotopes of that element...ex. Boron-10(has an atomic mass of 10.012937u) and Boron- 11(has an atomic mass of 11.009305u) Each isotope of Boron has 5 protons, they differed in the number of neutrons which gave each a slightly different atomic mass. note:if two elements have a different number of protons they are no longer the same element or even isotopes of that element..the amount of protons is like a way to identify which atom is which.
How can there more than 1000 different atoms when there are only about 100 different elements?
My guess is that there are isotopes and ions of each element that count as different atoms.
Are atoms of the same element but with different masses are called ions?
Not ions, but isotopes.
What do like charged ions do?
Like-charged ions repel each other. Opposite-charged ions attract each other.
What kind of ions are attracted to each other?
These are positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions).
What happens when you had a proton to the nucleus of an atom?
Im thinking you mean add instead of had? well when you add a proton it becomes a different element because each element has a different number of protons. When you add electrons or take away electrons they become ions. If the neutrons in the nucleus changes it becomes an isotope. To conclude, each element has its own unique proton count.
What is the movement of ions towards ions with an opposing charge?
oppositely charged ions attact each other.
What gives the compounds like sodium the relative amounts of each element present?
Compounds like sodium pick up the relative amounts of each element present in their composition through the positive ions that they contain. Like water is a composition of hydrogen and oxygen, the positive ions of hydrogen attract the ions in oxygen.
What ions will negative oxygen interact with in water?
The other element in water is hydrogen.
Why do the element in an ionic bond stay together after the electron is transferred?
The ions formed are electrostatically attracted to other ions of the opposite charge.
How can emission spectrocopy be used to identify metal salts?
Each spectra is unique to each element as fingerprints are to humans because they each have their own spectral pattern and by comparing the spectra of a known element to the unknown element or ion you can identify them.
Why do sodium ions and chloride ions attract each other?
Because they have opposite electrical charges.
Must atoms of two different elements form ions of the same charge to form a compound element?
no
