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This depends on whether the atom is by itself or whether it's part of a molecule (attached set of atoms).
If it is by itself, after the atom gains (or loses) an electron it has an electrical charge. An atom with a charge is called an "ion" and you can say that it was "ionized."
If it is in a molecule that has a chemical reaction with another molecule causing the atom in the first molecule to gain an electron, that process is called "reduction," and the atom that gained an electron is said to have been "reduced." If the atom lost an electron in the reaction, that is called "oxidation" and the the atom was "oxidized." (Note that "oxidation" in regular chemistry doesn't necessarily mean that oxygen was involved, even though it sounds that way.)
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∙ 9y agoWhen an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion, called a cation.
In chemist Michael Faraday's nomenclature, cations were named because they were attracted to the cathode in a galvanic device and anions were named due to their attraction to the anode.
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∙ 15y agoAn atom that has lost or gained electrons is called an ion. If the atom gains one or more electrons it is called an anion, or a negatively-charged ion. If it loses one or more electrons it is called a cation, or a positively-charged ion.
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∙ 14y agoAn ion is a charged atom; that is, one which has gained or lost one or more electrons.
A cation is a positive ion; that is, one which has lost one or more electrons.
I don't think there's a word specifically meaning an atom that has lost precisely one electron. Perhaps "monovalent cation"?
Two atoms were walking down the street. One says to the other "Hey, I just lost an electron."
The second atom says "Are you sure?"
The first atom says "Yes, I'm positive."
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∙ 9y agoWhen an atom gains or loses an electron, it's called an ion. If an atom loses electrons, it has a net positive charge and is known as a cation.
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∙ 12y agoWhen an atom loses an electron it has a positive charge making it a cation.
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∙ 13y agoGains: anion (-)
Loses: cation (+)
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∙ 13y agopositive ion
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∙ 11y agoYou must kill your teacher
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Why some atom lose electron and some gain electron?
Atom lose electron to form positive ion and some gain electron to form negative ion.
To become a negative ion does an atom lose or gain electron?
The atom needs to gain an electron so it has more than the protons Hope I helped
When potassium forms a compound with iodine one electron is transferred from the atom to the atom?
Potassium lose an electron (iodine gain this electron) to form potassium iodide, KI.
What happens when chlorine atoms gain an electron in its outer energy shell?
what happen when an atom what has a lot of electron comes in contact with an atom that has gained an electron
What is Removing an electron from an atom called?
The process of removing an electron from something is called either oxidation or ionization. Ionization is the process of converting an atom or molecule by changing the number of electrons. In certain chemical reactions, the oxidation state of an atom or molecule is changed, and this is known as oxidation. See more details in the Web Links to the left of this answer.
When a atom gain or looses a valence electron it become a charged particle called an?
When an atom gains or looses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an ion
What is the relationship between atom and element?
They use a force called bonding where they either gain or lose an electron.
Why some atom lose electron and some gain electron?
Atom lose electron to form positive ion and some gain electron to form negative ion.
Why atom gain electron?
Yea.
If an atom loses or gains an electron?
Atoms with high electronegativity will want to GAIN electrons. The goal is to be like the noble gases. So an atom of Fluorine, the most electronegative, will want to gain an electron in order to fill its shell and be like Neon.
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
What happens when an atom that has lost an electron in contact with an atom that has gain an electron?
They form an ionic compound.
To become a negative ion does an atom lose or gain electron?
The atom needs to gain an electron so it has more than the protons Hope I helped
How atoms gain electron?
when an any atoms want to achieved a state of nearest an inert atom, its gain electron
What an atom has to do to become an ion?
Lose or gain an electron
Does a metallic atom and a nonmetallic atom both gain electron?
No. A metallic atom will typically lose electrons.
What is the loss and gain of electrons to form ions?
An electron or electrons is/are lost or gained to produce an ion. An atom with the same number of electrons as protons is a neutral atom. If the proton count and electron count do not match, that atom is electrically "imbalanced" and is an ion.
