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When potassium and fluorine bind which will form into a positive or negative ion?
When potassium and fluorine bind, potassium will form a positive ion (K+) and fluorine will form a negative ion (F-). Potassium will lose an electron to become a cation with a +1 charge, while fluorine will gain an electron to become an anion with a -1 charge.
When fluorine atom gains an electron it forms?
When a fluorine atom gains an electron, it forms a fluoride ion with a negative charge because it now has one more electron than protons. This gives it a full outer electron shell, making it more stable.
A positively charged electron is called?
An ion with a positive charge is called a cation. Conversely, an ion with a negative charge is called an anion.
What is needed to form a negative ion?
An electron is added in an atom to form a negative ion or anion. Because electron carry negative charge.
Is KClO4 is an ionic or covalent bond?
KClO4 has an ionic bond. In this compound, potassium (K) donates its electron to form a positive ion, while the perchlorate ion (ClO4) gains that electron to form a negative ion. The attraction between the positive and negative ions creates the ionic bond in KClO4.
Does flurine form a positive or negative ion?
Fluorine is negative and will produce a negative ion.
When an ion gains electrons What is the charge?
Negative, when the ion gains an electron. When an ion loses an electron it becomes positive.
What is the formula of the ion formed when potassium achieves noble gas electron configutration?
When potassium achieves a noble gas electron configuration, it loses one electron to form the K+ ion. The K+ ion has a stable electron configuration similar to that of argon, with 18 electrons.
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.
A chlorine atom becomes a chloride ion when it is?
When it gains an electron. It then becomes a negative ion.
If an electron is added to a neutral atom the atom becomes what?
it will become a negative ion due to the negative charge of electron
Why chlorine forms a negative ion?
Adding one electron gives the chloride ion which has an octet (it achieves the same electron configuration as argon.
