an atom becomes neutral if the atom has an equal number of electrons and protons.
It has 14 electrons with an electron arrangement of 2,8,4
This atom become an anion.
A neutral atom becomes a positive atom by losing an electron.
The electron configuration for a neutral potassium atom is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1. This configuration represents the arrangement of electrons in the energy levels around the nucleus of the potassium atom.
When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion.
Helium is a neutral atom that has several isotopes and can become an ion.
A neutral atom, in order to be neutral, has the same number of protons and electrons. If the atom gains or loses an electron, or more than one, it will become electrically charged.
When the neutral atom of sodium lose an electron become the cation Na+.
neutral atom
it will become a negative ion due to the negative charge of electron
This neutral atom become a cation or an anion.
Yes, the size of a cation is smaller than it's neutral atom. This is so because cations have a low number of shells and hence a high effective nuclear charge which causes them to be smaller in size then their neutral atoms.