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What does an aluminum atom become when it loses its three valence electrons?
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∙ 12y ago
It would become an Aluminum ion that has a 3+ charge
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∙ 13y agoformula for the ion you get when aluminum loses its valence electrons
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∙ 11y agoBy losing three electrons, an aluminium atom forms its most stable ion, Aluminium(III) Ion.
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∙ 11y agoThe symbol for the aluminum cation.
Al 3+
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∙ 7y agoThe aluminium cation is Al(3+).
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If oxygen gains 2 electrons what charge will it have?
It would have a negative charge. It would be a negative ion with a 2+ charge.Remember: when an atom gains electrons they become NEGATIVE.when an atom loses electrons they become POSITIVE.
What is a charged particle called that forms when an atom transfers electrons?
An ion.If the atom loses electrons it becomes a positive ion, a cation.If the atom gains electrons it becomes a negative ion, an anion.
Atoms which lose electrons and become electrically charged are called?
Ions, or more specifically Cations. When an atom loses an electron it becomes positively charged and is attracted to a cathode, hence the name cation.
Which family of elements loses electrons most easily?
The alkali metal group easily lose their outermost electron. This group consists of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
How are ions formed from atoms?
Ions are the formation of unbalanced atoms due to an attraction caused by a near completion of an electron ring in one atom and extra or valence electrons in the outer ring of another. If an atom gains an extra electron its over all charge is negative and the opposite is true for the atom gaining an electron.
How many valence electrons does calcium lose?
Calcium has 2 valence electrons and it typically loses these 2 electrons to achieve a stable configuration.
When an atom loses a valence electrons what does it become?
it becomes positive
What happens when it loses electrons?
all elements want to have a full valence shell and when an atom loses electrons it is said to become a cation.
What is the Lewis theory chemical formula for Al and N?
The compound containing aluminum and nitrogen is called aluminum nitride and has the formula AlN. The aluminum atom loses its three valence electrons, and the nitrogen atom will gain the three valence electrons from the aluminum atom, and add them to its valence electrons, forming an octet. Refer to the related link below for an illustration.
What change in electron structure occur when Mg atom become a Mg ion?
Magnesium is a group 2A element, and has 2 valence electrons. Thus, for it to become an ion (Mg^2+) is loses those 2 valence electrons.
Why is the charge of on an aluminium ion 3 plus?
Because Aluminum has 3 valence electrons, so it has to lose 3 electrons to "become" a noble gas (to be stable), so it loses 3 negative, and becomes 3 positive.
What does a atom become when it looses electrons?
An atom that gains or loses valence (outermost shell) electrons is referred to as an ION.
Why does oxygen have a subscript of 3 in aluminum oxide?
Aluminum loses three electrons to have a full valence shell. Oxygen gains two electrons to have a full valence shell. Aluminum Oxide is shown as Al2O3 because there are three oxygen atoms with a total of 6 gained electrons. Two Aluminum atoms lose 6 electrons and three Oxygen atoms gain six. This is the balance between aluminum and oxygen.
When an aluminum atom loses it's valence electrons what is the charge on the resulting ion?
Aluminum loses 3 electrons. Since electrons have a negative charge losing them would make the aluminum atom lessnegative, which is positive. Hence, Al+3
Can calcium become stable by losing 1 electron?
Calcium loses its two valence electrons to become Ca 2+ ion.
What does 3 refer to on an aluminium atom?
The +3 on aluminum refers to its oxidation number. The oxidation number of an atom is the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom. In this case, aluminum needs three valence electrons to form an octet (to have a total of eight valence electrons). If aluminum were to react with phosphate, PO4-3, the two would share their valence electrons and balance out, forming AlPO4.
Does a sodium atom lose or gain electrons when it becomes an ion?
Sodium loses its one valence electron to become Na+
