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Positive ions form when an atom or group of atoms loses one or more electrons.
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What happens to materials that become positive recharge?
they are ions
What class of atoms usually become positive ions?
metals
If neutral atoms become positive ions they?
have lost electrons
Do non-metals become positive or negative as ions?
It is possible to make positive ions of nonmetals e.g. oxygen, chlorine, by putting enough energy into them. They normally form negative ions when in a spontaneous reaction.
What are metals called after they lose electrons?
They become cations, positive ions.
Does boron become positive or negative when it loses electrons?
All atoms become positive ions when they lose electrons, and negative when they gain electrons.
What has the greatest chance to lose electrons and become positive ions Metals or Nonmetals?
Metals. Nonmetals are closer to filling up their outer electron shell so the metals give up their electrons and become positive ions.
When ions lose electrons in an ionic bond they become what?
That is called a cation. They then have a positive charge.
Do positive ions form faster than negative ions?
yes positive ions are faster then negative ions
What happens to metallic atoms when ionic bonds are formed?
Lose electrons and become positive ions.
What does positive ion mean?
A positive ion, also known as a cation, has a positive nuclear charge. For example, Na+1, Mg+2, and Al+3 are all positive ions, because they tend to give away electrons to have a full eight electrons in its last shell and become stable. O-2, F-1, and I-1 are all anions, negatively charged ions. They tend to gain electrons to have a full eight electrons in its last shell and become stable.
Are cations positive ions that are nonmetals?
Cations are electrically positive ions
