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it becomes positive
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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 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.
What does an aluminum atom become when it loses its three valence electrons?
It would become an Aluminum ion that has a 3+ charge
What does a atom become when it looses electrons?
When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged and is called a cation. This is because the number of protons in the nucleus is now greater than the number of electrons, creating an overall positive charge.
How does a atom become stable?
When the atom has 8 valence electrons.
When an atom gains or loses a valence electrons it becomes a charged particle called a?
Ion
When a calcium atom loses its valence electrons the ion formed has an electron configuration that is the same as an atom of?
Argon. Calcium has the electron configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2, and when it loses its valence electrons (the outermost 4s2 electrons) it has a configuration identical to argon. If you don't know about sublevels, then disregard that. Calcium has a configuration of 2-8-8-2, and when it loses its 2 valence electrons, it has a configuration identical to argon in the ground state. Hope that cleared it up
When an atom loses one or more electrons what does the atom become?
Loosing electrons means little when compared to the original atom... The only difference with the atom at its new state is that it is now considered a cation. Cations are (put simply) atoms that have lost a single electron (valence or not), and now consist a positive charge rather than neutral.
When an atom loses a valence electron it becomes a what ion?
It will become a soft ion.
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.
How many valence electrons does a nitrogen atom have then a carbon atom?
nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. carbon has 4 valence electrons.
Does a sodium atom lose or gain electrons when it becomes an ion?
Sodium loses its one valence electron to become Na+
