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Ions are atoms or molecules that have an electrical charge. Either + or -. Positive ions are often called cations while negatively charged ions are anions. For example, sodium in its elemental state has a positive charge and is notated as Na+ (the + shouild be superscripted). Chloride on the other hand is an anion and would be notated as Cl- (again with the supercript). These ions should look familiar as when they combine the form NaCl, or salt, which is not an ion as it has a neutral charge. The + charge and the - charge balanced and a stable compound was formed.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAn atom is an ion if it carries a charge.
An atom carries a charge if it has more or less electrons than its neutral state (the same as its atomic number)
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What is a atom that's has lost electrons?
I don't know the answer, but your grammer is awful. I think you mean 'an atom'
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
Is sulfur an atom or An ion?
ion
What is an atom called when it has a charge?
When an atom gets charged it is called ion.
When an atom loses an electron it loses a?
Removal of an electron from an atom leaves a positively charged ion.
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium ion?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
Atom that loses electons is a ion?
Well im not great at science but i know that a atom which gains or loses an electron will gain a negitive/positive charge and become an ion
What does a fluoride ion have in common with a neon atom and a sodium atom?
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
What is a atom that's has lost electrons?
I don't know the answer, but your grammer is awful. I think you mean 'an atom'
What a ion?
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
Is chlorine a atom or ion and how do you know?
Chlorine is an atom with a neutral charge, 0. Chloride is the chlorine ion with a charge of -1. You can tell the two apart because the chlorine atom is simply "Cl" whereas the chloride ion is denoted "Cl" with a superscript minus sign.
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
Is sulfur an atom or An ion?
ion
What happens to the structure of an atom to change the atom into an ion?
The loss or gain of electrons transform an atom in an ion.
How can you tell if an atom is an ion?
If the number of protons and neutrons are the same, its an atom, if not its an ion
An atom is called an ion if there?
An atom is called an ion if there is a charge on it - positive or negative.
What is the difference of an atom or an ion?
A ion is an electrically charged atom, positive or negative.
