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What happens to an atom if there is an excess or a shortage of electrons?
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∙ 11y ago
they become dormant, the bond receiving the given off atom becomes stable
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe there are too many positive or negative electrons the atom will be come very unstable and will release large amounts of energy at periodic times until it becomes stable again.
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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 has one or more extra electrons it will have a positive charge?
No. Electrons possess a negative charge, therefore an atom with an excess of electrons will have an overall negative charge.
What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
What is a term referring to matter having an excess or deficiency of electrons?
An isotope has an excess of electrons. This causes the chemical to be negative and able to bond with other things.
What is the charge of a model atom element?
The charge of an atom is the difference between the number of protons and the number of electrons. Normally they balance, so the charge is 0. If there are extra electrons, the atom is an ion, and is considered negative. Conversely, an excess of electrons means positive.
What happens when there are too many electrons?
If there are excess electrons in an atom, the atom is likely to be ionized; that is, the stom will emit the electrons.
What happens when a neutral atom becomes positive?
the excess protons pull harder on the fewer neutrons
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 has one or more extra electrons it will have a positive charge?
No. Electrons possess a negative charge, therefore an atom with an excess of electrons will have an overall negative charge.
When the proton number and electron number are unequal the atom or molecule what?
has a charge which can be positive (excess protons) or negative (excess electrons). ... becomes an ion - positive ion if deficient in electrons, negative with an excess of electrons.
What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
What happens when you have 3 electrons in an atom?
You have Lithium.
What is a term referring to matter having an excess or deficiency of electrons?
An isotope has an excess of electrons. This causes the chemical to be negative and able to bond with other things.
What happens to an atom when it has 8 electrons?
It has 8 electrons. And if its not an ion, then it has 8 protons.
What happens to the structure of an atom to change the atom into an ion?
The loss or gain of electrons transform an atom in an ion.
What happens is an atom is ionized?
When an atom is ionized, that means that it is sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
When an atom changes to cation what happens to the number of electrons?
Electron/s are removed from the atom.
