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An atom is the smallest component of any element having all the chemical properties of that specific element.
A molecule is the simplest complete structural unit of an element or compound that can exist in nature.
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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How do the definitions of oxidation and reduction differ?
Oxidation is the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, atom or ion. Reduction is the gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion.
What a ion?
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
What is ion and molecule?
a molecule is more than one atom attached together, an ion is an atom/molecule where the number of electrons is not equal to the number of protons in the nucleus
What is any charged atom or molecule?
ion
How does a charged ion differ from a neutral ion?
All ions are charged- either positive or negative - there is no such thing as a neutral ion- an ion is a charged atom e.g. Na+ (sodium atom lost 1 electron), Cl- (chlorine atom gained 1 electron) or a molecule (chemists call these polyatomic ions) - e.g. SO42-
A molecule or an ion that is bonded to the central atom of a complex ion is called?
A molecule or an ion that is bonded to the central atom of a complex ion is called a ligand. Ligands can donate pairs of electrons to the central metal atom or ion, forming coordinate covalent bonds.
Is both and atom and a molecule part of an ion?
Sorta, a molecule can neither be positive or negative and atom can only be an ion when in an ionic bond when it received or gave electrons.
How does the meaning of atom and ion differ?
An "Ion" is an atom that has gained or lost an electron and is therefore no longer electrically neutral.
How does the nitrate ion differ from the nitrate ion?
The nitrite ion has one less oxygen atom.
An ion an atom or molecule that?
Carries an electric charge
Chemical formula of a fluoride atom?
'Fluoride atom'. ???? The fluorine ATOM is 'F' The fluorine molecule is 'F2'. The Fluoride ION is 'F^-' NB When an atom becomes a charged species, it is no longer an atom , but an ION. The suffix '--ide' indicates it is an ion, not an atom. So 'Fluoride atom' is a nonsense. It is either 'Fluoride ion' or Fluorine atom'.
Is Na atom ion or molecule?
A sodium (Na) atom is neither an ion nor a molecule. It is a single, neutral atom with 11 protons in its nucleus and 11 electrons orbiting around it. An ion is when an atom gains or loses electrons to become charged, and a molecule is a combination of atoms bonded together.
