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If an atom gains an electron or loses an electron what is it called?
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∙ 8y ago
Gains: anion (-)
Loses: cation (+)
Waldo Ledner
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∙ 8y agoWhen an atom gains or loses an electron, it's called an ion. Ions have a net positive or negative electrical charge.
If an atom loses electrons, it has a net positive charge and is known as a cation. If an atom gains electrons, it has a net negative charge and is known as an anion.
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∙ 12y agoThey are called ions.
Ions can be a single atom or a molecule. For example, you can have O2- or NO3-. The latter is a molecule.
Ions are characterized by their net charge (positive or negative), which is obtain from the difference between the number of electrons and the number of protons. If an ion has more electrons than protons, it is negatively charged. The same applies otherwise.
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∙ 9y agoWhen an atom loses an electron it is called a cation.
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∙ 8y agoAn ion is an element that has gained or lost an electron.
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∙ 16y agocovalent/ionic bonding.
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∙ 13y agoIt is called an ion.
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∙ 7y agoThese atoms are called ions.
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∙ 10y agoan ion
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What is the result of an atom that gains or loses an electron?
This is called a redox reaction. An atom that loses an electron is oxidized and an atom that gains an electron is reduced.
What happens when an atom gains an electron when it loses an electron?
It become an ion, positively charged when it loses an electron (called a cation, e.g. Na+) or negatively charged when it gains an electron (called a anion, e.g. Cl-).
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.
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.
Is an atom positive when it loses an electron from the outermost shell?
An atom becomes more positive when it loses an electron because electrons carry a negative charge. When an atom gains an electron, the atom becomes more negative.
What is the result of an atom that gains or loses an electron?
This is called a redox reaction. An atom that loses an electron is oxidized and an atom that gains an electron is reduced.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charges particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
An atom that gains an electron gains what type of ion?
an atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
What happens when an atom gains an electron when it loses an electron?
It become an ion, positively charged when it loses an electron (called a cation, e.g. Na+) or negatively charged when it gains an electron (called a anion, e.g. Cl-).
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.
Sometimes an atom loses or gains an electron. What is this called?
ionization Redox reactions
When an Atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charge particle called a?
Ion.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called?
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.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atoms gains an electron the atom changes into a negative ion and when an atom loses an electron the atom changes into a positive ion.
