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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.
What is the charge and the name given to an atom that loses electrons?
when an atom loses an electron it becomes positive because it just lot a negetive part to its structure. The name given to these positively charged particles is Cation
What is the name of an atom that loses one or more electrons?
An atom that loses one or more electrons is an ion, specifically a cation.
Which atom is the cation in ammonium chloride salt?
No single atom is the cation in ammonium chloride. The cation is polyatomic NH4+1.
An atom that has lost two electrons is called?
This atom become a cation with the electrical charge +2.
What is the name of a positive ion?
A positive ion is called a cation. It is formed when an atom loses one or more electrons, resulting in a net positive charge.
Which is larger (a) a cation or the neutral atom from which it forms?
The neutral metal atom is larger than its cation, because to form a cation, the valence energy level of electrons is lost, reducing its radius.
What atom more positive?
An atom is neutral; the cation is positive.
What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
In chemistry the name given to a charged atom is?
Ion... Anion, negative charge... Cation, positive charge
What is an atom that gives up electrons?
A cation
Where are the negatively charged particles?
a cation atom
