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Ions formed when a atom gains or loses electrons. An atom that has either a positive or negative charge is known as an ion.
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∙ 12y agoA positively charged ion, called a cation, with a +1 charge.
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∙ 11y agoThe atom that loses an electron becomes a positively charged ion, and the atom that gains an electron becomes a negatively charged ion.
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∙ 11y agoWhen one atom gives an electron to another, the result is an ionic compound.
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∙ 13y agoA positively charged ion.
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∙ 11y agoisotope
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What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
What happens when a atom loses an electron?
Forms an ion. e.g if chlorine loses an electron it will go form Cl2 ---> cl2+
An atom that gains an electron gains what type of ion?
an atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
When this part of an atom moves to another atom the losing atom has what charge?
Positive. The only (typical) parts of atoms that move are electrons which have a negative charge; therefore, if a neutral atom loses an amount of electrons (negative charges), the atom has more positive charges (from the protons) than negative charges which makes the atom positively charged overall.
What do you call the energy involved when an atom loses an electron?
The amount of energy required to remove an electron form an at is the ionization energy.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
An ion id formed when an atom?
gains or loses an electron.
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An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses an electrons or electrons. If it gains an electron, it becomes an anion, and if it loses an electron it becomes a cation.
What is the symbol and name for the cation formed when a potassium atom loses one electron?
The symbol for the cation formed when a potassium atom loses one electron is K+, and is named the potassium ion.
Ion is formed when an atom loses an electron?
This is half true. An ion is formed when an atom loses OR gains an electron. When it loses an electron it's called cation because it has a positive charge, and if it gains an electron it's called anion because it has a negative charge.
What type of bond is formed when an atom of potassium loses an electron to an atom of chlorine?
ionic
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.
Where is Ions form?
An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses an electron
What is the atom that loses or transfers an electron to another atom is called?
an isotope
When a helium atom loses an electron then what is formed?
Type your answer here... when helium atom removes a electron it forms a helium+ ion.(He+)
What ion is formed when an atom loses an electron.?
A positive ion is formed when atoms lose electrons. When a cell gains an electron it becomes negative
In forming this neither atom gains or loses an electron so no ions are formed?
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