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It becomes whenever it gains one or more electron.
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Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
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.
What is an atom with an electrical charge on it called?
An atom with a charge (either positive or negative) is called an "ion." An ion with a positive charge is called a "cation" and an ion with a negative charge is called an "anion ."
A negative ion is than its parent atom?
A negative ion is larger than its parent atom because of its additional electron(s).
What happens to an atom if it gains an electron will it be a negative ion or positive ion?
It will be a negative ion, or in other words, a anion.
What is a positive and negative ion?
when an atom loose electron it become negative ion and when it gains electron it become positive ion
Is an element with a large negative electron affinity most likely to form a positive ion a negative ion or a neutral atom?
negative ion
Is this atom an ion?
No.... an atom is not an ion.... ions have a positive or negative charge... Atoms are neutral
What is an atom with or a negative charge called?
It's an ion. Cation for positive and anion for a negative atom
What is an atom that has a positive or negative charge?
An Ion.
What is the difference between the formation of a positive ion and a negative ion?
positive ion forms when any electron removes from an atom and an anion called negative ion forms when an atom accepts an additional electron
