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What happens to the charge of an atom that loses electrons?
it gets positive charge
What is the charge of a bromine atom when it gets an electron?
One electron
When a Na atom loses one electron it gets a charge of what?
An electron has a charge of -1. When a Sodium (Na) atom loses one electron, it loses a negative and becomes a stable Sodium ion with a charge of +1.
How is the charge on an individual atom represented?
The charge of an atom as a whole is zero. We can give the charge of a nucleus. If any electron, negatively charged one, go out of atom then the atom gets positive charge and it is named as positive ion. Same way if excess electrons get cling with the neutral atom then the atom becomes a negative ion.
When a sodium atom loses one valence electron it gets a charge of what?
1+
Why the charge of a nucleus of an atom is positive?
because a proton has a positive charge and a neutron has a neutral charge so the proton's charge is the one that gets named
What is an atom called when it has a charge?
An atom with a charge is called an ion. If the atom gains electrons, it becomes a negative ion (anion), while if it loses electrons, it becomes a positive ion (cation).
What changes the charge of the atom?
what changes the charge of the atom
What will be the charge of a neutral atom?
A neutral atom will have a charge of ZERO
How do bonded atoms become partially charged?
Due to the difference in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms, the more electronegative atom attracts the shared pair of electrons towards itself, which increases the negative charge density around the attracting atom, consequently the other atom has less negative charge density and thus a positive charge density (relatively positive) gets generated at the donor atom.
When does the atomic radius of an atom increase?
the radius of an atom gets larger when moving left to right across the Periodic Table because elements gain protons and electrons- the increase in charge brings the atom radius in
What do you call an atom when it has an electric charge?
An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.
