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An ion is formed when am atom?
An ions is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged because it now has more electrons than protons. When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged because it now has more protons than electrons.
An atom becomes an anion when?
When the number of protons or electrons is not even (more protons than electrons or the opposite).
Cations form when an atom gains electrons?
Cations are positive ions, so an atom is supposed to lose electrons to become a cation. Anions are formed when an atom gains electrons.
10 What occurs in an atom to produce an ion?
An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons. If an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged (anion) because it has more electrons than protons. If an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged (cation) because it has more protons than electrons.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
When an atom loses an electron to another atom, it becomes positively charged because it now has more protons than electrons. The atom that gains the electron becomes negatively charged because it now has more electrons than protons. This transfer of electrons creates ions that may attract or repel each other depending on their charges.
What determines if an atom is an ion?
An atom is electrically neutral; it has the same number of positively charged protons as it has negatively charged electrons. If an atom either gains or loses one or more electrons, then it will have an electric charge, and will be an ion.
When a neutral atom gains or loses electrons does its number of protons change?
No, when a neutral atom gains or loses electrons, its number of protons does not change. The number of protons in an atom determines its atomic number and identity as a specific element. Gaining electrons results in a negatively charged ion (anion), while losing electrons creates a positively charged ion (cation). However, the atomic structure and the element remain the same.
What do you call it when an atom loses and gains energy?
When and atom loses or gains enery, it becomes positivly or nevetivly charged and can become an ion.
Does an atom change with positive charges?
When an atom gains a positive charge, it loses one or more electrons. This alters its charge but not its identity as an element. The number of protons, which defines the element, remains the same in a positively charged atom.
A material has a net charge because it?
A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.
When an atom loses or gains it becomes what?
An ion.
