The ion will have a charge, so if placed in an electric field it would accelerate while the atom would not react to it.
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
An atom with a charge is called an ion. If the atom gains electrons, it becomes a negative ion (anion), while if it loses electrons, it becomes a positive ion (cation).
The suffix "-ite" indicates that the polyatomic ion has one less oxygen atom than the "-ate" ion with the same root name. For example, sulfate (SO4^2-) has one less oxygen atom than sulfite (SO3^2-). This naming convention helps differentiate between different forms of the same polyatomic ion.
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 is a charge on it - positive or negative.
A ion is an electrically charged atom, positive or negative.
atom
Removal of an electron from an atom leaves a positively charged ion.
A one-atom ion is called a monatomic ion. It is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons, resulting in a net positive or negative charge.