electrical charge
Gain of electrons refers to the process of acquiring electrons by an atom or molecule, leading to a negative charge. Loss of electrons refers to the process of losing electrons, which results in a positive charge. These electron transfers are fundamental to chemical reactions and the formation of ions.
This is basically dealing with atoms thus it is when an electron leaves the orbit of an atom or comes to the orbit of the atom. A few other terms are reduction which is gain and oxidation which is gain.
An electron is the negatively charged component of an atom. The gain or loss of an electron means that an atom of any element has become an ion. An ion is a charged particle. When an atom lose an electron, it becomes more positively charged. When it gains an electron, it becomes more negaively charged.
The anion (nonmetal) atom usually gains electrons when combined with a metal, making its charge negative.
An oxidizing agent is also something that gains electrons.
Oxidation - reduction reactions. Oxidants will gain electrons and reductants loose electrons when reacting together.
reduction
reduction.
Reduction
Selenium can gain 1 electron or loss 2, 4, 6 electrons.
Ions. Cations have lost electrons and have a positive charge. Anions have gained electrons and have a negative charge.
The gain of electrons by an element is called reduction. In a reduction reaction, an element gains electrons and its oxidation state decreases.
The process of losing or gaining electrons is called oxidation or reduction, respectively. Oxidation involves the loss of electrons, while reduction involves the gain of electrons. These two processes occur simultaneously in a redox reaction.
Oxidation involve loss of electrons and reduction involve gain of electrons.
For example metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
It needs to lose, or gain, electrons.
Electrons
electrons
In what context? A particular element or what?
Metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
yes it is, it might be useful to know OILRIG: oxidation is loss , reduction is gain (of electrons)
The loss or gain of electrons
Cations are formed by the loss of electrons, anions are formed by the gain of electrons. The force of attraction between cations and anions results in ionic bond.
There is zero NET loss or gain of electrons
it involves loss of electrons and gain of electrons at the same time
Selenium can gain 1 electron or loss 2, 4, 6 electrons.