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If an atom donates or accepts an electron what is it considered?
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If an atom donates or accepts an electron it is considered an ion.
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How do the ways in which the mass and the charge of an atom are distributed differ?
IF it donates an electron -then atom gains positive charge and if it accepts an electron then it acquires negative charge. the mass of an atom is dependent on protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons decide the charge of an atom
When an atom accepts an electron the resulting particle is called what?
a marriage
When an electron is removed from an atom it i considered what?
The atom is then considered an ion :)
What happens to an atom of fluorine (F) when it forms an ionic bond in which it has the same electron configuration as the noble gas neon?
It accepts one electron.
Atoms can achieve a full octet of electrons by doing what?
By bonding with another atom, either ionically (donates/receives electrons) or covalently (electron sharing).
When a compound donates electrons the compound becomes what?
if a neutral atom donates an electron it will gain a positive charge. This is due to electrons having a negative charge.
How do the ways in which the mass and the charge of an atom are distributed differ?
IF it donates an electron -then atom gains positive charge and if it accepts an electron then it acquires negative charge. the mass of an atom is dependent on protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons decide the charge of an atom
An atom becomes an ion by losing or gaining?
An atom can become an ion by either gaining or losing electrons. If it gains electrons, it becomes an anion. If it loses electrons, it becomes a cation. An ion is merely an atom with a charge, either positive or negative.
When sodium forms an ionic bond with chlorine the sodium atom donates an electron to chlorine and becomes a 19 charged ion?
No! A sodium atom is initially electrically neutral. When it donates one electron to a chlorine atom, the sodium atom becomes a singly charged cation.
When an atom accepts an electron the resulting particle is called what?
a marriage
What atom accepts electrons at the of the electron transport chain?
The very electronegative oxygen atom.
What happens to a neutral atom that accepts one electron?
The neutral atom then takes on a negative charge because the incoming electron has a negetive charge.
When an electron is removed from an atom it i considered what?
The atom is then considered an ion :)
When one atom loses an electron and another accepts that electron?
It depends on the exact situation. Probably ions Well this answer is vaguely correct. When an atom gains or loses an electron it becomes an ion. Ions with a net positive charge are called cations and ions with a net negative charge are anions. This allows for an ionic bond to occur. An ionic bond occurs when an anion binds with a cation.
When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium the atom of chlorine does what?
accepts an electron to become the chloride anion, Cl-
Why is an atom which accepts an electron called reduced instead of oxidized?
An atom that accepts an electron is called reduced because it gains electrons, which leads to a reduction in its oxidation state. In a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction, the atom that accepts electrons is undergoing reduction, not oxidation.
Why does a chlorine atom readily accepts another electron?
It needs just one electron to acquire a complete and stable outer shell.
