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A cation is an ion which has less electrons than protons, therefore it has a net positive charge. The atom (or molecule) has given up 1 or more electrons to form the ion. An ion which has gained 1 or more electrons (and therefore has net negative charge) is called an anion.
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Why is the probable charge of an ion of calcium positive?
calcium is a metal which ionizes by electron loss,so a calcium ion has lost to electrons and the positive charge indicates electron deficiency.
A hydrogen atom which has lost an electron contains what?
After it has lost an electron, a hydrogen ion contains one proton and a variable number of neutrons depending on the isotope (usually none).
Why is hydrogen positive ion?
The H+ ion has a positive charge because it has lost one electron. Since hydrogen has only one electron in its base state, H+ has no electrons. The positive charge of the ion occurs because the hydrogen atom has lost an electron. Electrons are negatively charged particles; therefore, losing an electron causes the hydrogen atom to become more positive (less negative) than before.
What is an atom that has given up or gained electrons?
Atoms that have lost or gained one or more electrons are called ions.An atom that has gained and electron is an anion; and atom that has lost an electron is a cation. Gaining an electron means the anion has a negative charge; losing one or more electrons means the atom has a positive charge.
What type of atom is formed when an electron is gained or lost by a neutral atom?
That would be an ion.
What does an atom that has lost or gained an electron become?
Generically an "ion", specifically gained an electron an "anion", lost and electron a "cation".
What can you infer about ion that has an positive charge?
This ion is derived from atom who lost one electron.
A molecule is an atom that has gained or lost an electron?
The answer is simply an "ion." The atom itself cannot be named until it has gained or lost an electron, in which it has lost an electron to become more positive, it would become a cation. If the ion had gained an electron to become more negatively charged, it is then named an anion.
What is an electrical charge Adam that has lost or gained an electron?
Ion
What are differences between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
What difference between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
Is an atom that has lost an electron?
it is called ion or cation to be more specific.
Why the radius of an atom larger than the radius a positive ion formed from it?
The positive ion lost an electron.
From which orbital in a lithium atom is an electron transferred to make a positive ion?
An electron is lost from the 2s orbital
What is the technical term for a molecule gains an electron?
It depends on which way it "lost" its electron. Ionization is the word for a charged atom, such as that of an atom which has lost or received an electron. Both Na+ and Cl- are ions and the sodium ion is the one who has lost an electron, while the chloride ion on the other hand has gained an electron.
How many electrons are gained or lost in barium?
In the ion of barium, two electron are lost to follow the octet rule (to have a complete valence electron shell).
How does the meaning of atom and ion differ?
An "Ion" is an atom that has gained or lost an electron and is therefore no longer electrically neutral.
