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The total charge of atoms is equal to the number of positive protons balanced by the total number of negative electrons in a neutral atom which balances the number of electrons.
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
An atom with no electric charge will be called a neutral atom. In a neutral atom, there is a balance of charges, and the number of protons will be equal to the number of electrons. It's really that simple. Compare this to atoms that have an imbalance of charges. These atoms are called ions.
A negative ion is larger than its parent atom because of its additional electron(s).
when an atom loose electron it become negative ion and when it gains electron it become positive ion
The size of a negative ion is larger than atom. This makes more negative than positive, allowing the negative electrons to go farther from the nucleus.
It is larger, because it has gained electrons.
It will be have gained one electron. So, it will weigh 1/1875 unit more than the entire whole atom .
A cation is smaller than the neutral atom because one electron is removed from the original atom to form it. An anion is larger than the neutral atom because one electron is added to the original atom to form it.
Small positive ion, Mid elemental atom, Large negative ion.
The total charge of atoms is equal to the number of positive protons balanced by the total number of negative electrons in a neutral atom which balances the number of electrons.
We are working on this in Physical Science class. A negative ion is larger then its parent atom. A positive ion is smaller then its parent atom. =]
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
The positive ion has donated an electron to another atom making the other atom a negative ion and much larger in radius. The positive ion is now much smaller in radius.
An atom is called an ion if there is a charge on it - positive or negative.
A ion is an electrically charged atom, positive or negative.
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 ."