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An ion is an atom that has a different number of electrons than normal. That makes it positively or negatively charged. Normally, atoms have the same number of electrons as they have protons. If the atom has lost one of more electrons, it will be a positive ion. If it has gained one or more electrons, it will be a negative ion.
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What is the Difference between atom in ground state and ion?
The number of electrons.
What is the difference between chlorine ion and atom?
A chlorine ion has one less electron, giving it a +1 charge.
What is the difference between the formation of a positive ion and a negative ion?
positive ion forms when any electron removes from an atom and an anion called negative ion forms when an atom accepts an additional electron
What is the difference of an atom or an ion?
A ion is an electrically charged atom, positive or negative.
What is the difference between a positive and negative atom?
A positive atom (ion) has a deficit of electrons, while a negative atom (ion) has a surplus of electrons.There ar ions. The negativ atoms are antimaterial atoms.
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.
What is the difference between ion nd atom?
An ion is certain type of atom. Ions are atoms that have lost or gained electrons (often to have 8 valence electrons in the s and p orbitals).
What is the difference between ozone and ion?
ozone is the layer which protects s us from the harmful uv rays and ion is only the charge of an atom
What is the difference of a atom and a ion?
An atom is just a basic unit of mass. An ion is when two types of atoms bond.
What is the difference in mass of Na ion and Na atom?
The difference in mass between a sodium atom and a sodium ion (supposing Na+) is 9.10938188 × 10-31kg (the mass of an electron). This is due to the sodium atom losing an electron to form an ion. In order to attain the mass of a single sodium atom you need to divide the molar massn (mass number) of sodium by avogadro's number. You can then find the mass of the ion by subtracting the mass of an electron from the mass of a sodium atom.
What is the difference between a bohr model of a chlorine atom isotope and ion?
NOTHING...?:3 Sorry but you draw them the same
What is the difference between atomic radii and ionic radii?
atomci radii measures for an atom ionic radii measures for an ion
