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Does AS3- lose or gain electrons?
The ion given is formed when the neutral arsenic atom gains three electrons.
Which subatomic particle changes when an atom becomes an ion?
When an atom becomes ionized, it gains or loses electrons (usually one).
An atom that has lost or gained electrons is an?
an ion
The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?
electric charge
How does an atom keep its charge balanced?
An atom contains an equal amount of positively charged particles (protons) and negatively charged particles (electrons). If a atom gains or loses electrons it then gains a charge and is no longer known as an atom; it becomes an ion.
When an atom gains an electron what charge does it have?
An atom that gains three electrons will become an ion with a 3- charge.
Does AS3- lose or gain electrons?
The ion given is formed when the neutral arsenic atom gains three electrons.
What happens when an element gains electrons?
If a neutral atom gains one or more electrons, then it will have a negative change. If a positive atom gains electrons, it will have an increase in change, but the charge may be negative, neutral, or positive based on the initial charge and number of electrons gained. The process in which an atom gains electrons is known as reduction.
When a neutral atom gains electrons it is then?
This atom become an anion.
What is the energy change that occurs when an atom gains electrons called?
The energy change that occurs when an atom gains electrons is called the
When the number of electrons in an atom changes what is the new atom called?
When an atom loses or gains electrons, it becomes an ion.
What is an atom that gains and loses an electron and has an electric charge?
When an atom gains electrons, negatively charged anions are formed. When an atom loses electrons, positively charged cations are formed.
What do you call an atom When an atom losses or gains electrons its called an?
cell
A strontium atom differs from a stontiun ion in that the atom has a greater what?
electrons. Ions exist when an atom gains or loses electrons
When iron reacts with oxygen to form rust each iron atom losses or gains ions?
Each iron atom loses three electrons.
When a atom gains or loses electrons it becomes what?
vall
An atom that loses or gains electrons becomes a?
ion
