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When an atom gains or loses electrons it becomes a charged particle also known as an ion true or false?
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∙ 10y ago
No. it is not true. All positively charged atoms "lose" electrons. not gain them. for example an atom with a charge of +1 has lost 1 electron, an atom with a charge of +2 has lost 2 electrons and so and so forth.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoAtoms are electrically balanced and have no charge, since they have the same number of negative electrons and positive protons.
An atom can ionize - that is, gain or lose electrons. If an atom loses one or more electrons, it has a positive charge. If an atom gains one or more electrons, it has a negative charge.
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∙ 10y agoWhen an atom gains or loses a valence electron, it becomes a charged particle known as an ion. The uneven number of protons and electrons will yield either a positive or a negative charge. A positively charged ion is known as a cation, and a negatively charged ion is known as an anion.
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∙ 13y agotrue but only to combine with other elements to form ionic compounds (IE their electronegative charge determines whether they lose or gain electrons)
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∙ 14y agoWiki User
∙ 13y agoFalse, because electrons carry negative charge and protons carry positive charge.
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∙ 13y agoFalse. More correct would be;
'A neutral atom that gains or loses one or more electrons is called an ion'
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∙ 12y agotrue
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∙ 12y agofalse
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When an atom gains electrons it becomes positively charged true or false?
False. If an atom gains or loses electrons, the result is called an ion, not a molecule.
What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
Does Ionic bonds form between two negatively charged particles?
No, ionic bonds form between particles with opposite charges.
Is true or false electron and neutron have opposite charge?
False, electrons are negatively charged whereas neutrons have no charge. An electron is of opposite charge to a proton which has a positive charge.
Electrons are the smallest particle of an element that retains the original characteristics of the element?
No. This is a definition of an atom. Electrons are only part of atoms.
The strength of the electric field of a charged particle becomes greater as the distance from the particle decreases?
false[
True or false a surface that loses electrons becomes positively charged?
That is a true statement.
When an atom gains electrons it becomes positively charged true or false?
False. If an atom gains or loses electrons, the result is called an ion, not a molecule.
The loss of electrons from food molecules is reduction true or false?
It is false that the loss of electrons from food molecules is reduction. Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles.
True or false A Proton is positively charged and found in the orbitals?
Protons are positively charged but found in the NUCLEUS (so false). Electrons are found in the orbitals (but are negatively charged)
What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
Is conductions the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by rubbing?
false
Conduction is the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by rubbing?
it is False.
Are electrons the positively charged particles in an atom?
In an atom of antimatter, that would be true, in an atom of matter that would be false.
When the distance from a charged particle decreases the strength of the electric field true or false?
Statement itself is incomplete. How can one say whether it is true or false>
Is conduction the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by rubbing?
False. That's friction.
Conduction is the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by rubbing.?
False. That's friction.
