A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons and thus became a positively charged particle.
Electrons are the particles that move when an object acquires a net positive or negative charge. In the case of a positive charge, electrons are removed from the object, leaving an excess of positive charge. Conversely, in the case of a negative charge, electrons are added to the object, creating an excess of negative charge.
It does not acquire any charge, it looses negative charge (the electrons), so becomes net positive.
When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, electrons are transferred from the wool to the plastic rod. This leaves the wool with a net positive charge due to the loss of electrons, while the plastic rod acquires a net negative charge due to gaining these electrons.
Because the electron is a particle with an electrical negative charge.
Protons are positive, neutrons have no charge and are neutral, electrons are negative.
Electrons because of their opposite charge.
This particle is the electron with the electrical charge -1.
These are referred to as ions, of which they are two types. Cations and Anions, the first (CATION) being the result of a particle that looses one or more electrons and gains a positive charge and the latter being the opposite; gaining thus becoming negative (ANION)
Electrons have a negative charge. Protons have a positive charge. Neutrons have no charge.
proton positive neutron neutral electron negative
A positive charge
The neutron is a subatomic particle with a neutral charge. Neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom along with protons, which have a positive charge, and electrons, which have a negative charge.