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An atom that has gained an electron is?
An atom that has gained an electron becomes a negatively charged ion.
What do you call an atom that has gained or lost a proton?
An atom of a different element.
What are differences 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 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.
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is referred to as what?
An ion
What happpens when an atom has lost an electron contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
It forms a new atom.
What does an atom that has lost or gained an electron become?
Generically an "ion", specifically gained an electron an "anion", lost and electron a "cation".
What are Atoms that carry an electrical charge called because they have gained or lost electrons?
Atoms that carry an electrical charge because they gained or lost electrons are called ions. An atom that has lost electrons will be positively charged, and it is called cation. On the other hand, an atom that has gained electrons will be negatively charged, and it is called anion.
What term refers to an atom that has lost or gained electronss?
ions
What is an electronically charged atom that has lost or gained an electron?
neutron
What type of atom is formed when an electron is gained or lost by a neutral atom?
When an electron is gained, the atom becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion. When an electron is lost, the atom becomes a positively charged ion called a cation.
What happens when an atom that has lost an electronic comes in contact with an atom that has gained an electron?
They form an ionic compound.
