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When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion, called a cation.
In chemist Michael Faraday's nomenclature, cations were named because they were attracted to the cathode in a galvanic device and anions were named due to their attraction to the anode.
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If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
'When an atom loses an electron what does it become?
a neutral atom :)
When chlorophyll p680 loses an electron from what atom does the chlorophyll receives an electron?
oxygen atom
What happens to an atom if it loses an electron?
If an atom gains an electron, it becomes an anion, which is negative. Anions are larger than the original atom because of the added electrons. N + electron(-) --> N(-) If an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and positively charged. Cations are smaller than the original atom because of the lost electrons. N(2+) = cation
What is the result of an atom that gains or loses an electron?
This is called a redox reaction. An atom that loses an electron is oxidized and an atom that gains an electron is reduced.
What is the atom that loses or transfers an electron to another atom is called?
an isotope
When an atom loses an slectron it becomes an?
If an atom loses an electron it becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charges particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
What happened to an Atom when it loses an electron?
It loses a negative charge and then becomes a positive ion
When a atom loses a electron What is the atoms charge?
When an atom loses an electron it becomes a positively charged ion.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
What happens when an atom gains an electron when it loses an electron?
It become an ion, positively charged when it loses an electron (called a cation, e.g. Na+) or negatively charged when it gains an electron (called a anion, e.g. Cl-).
Sometimes an atom loses or gains an electron. What is this called?
ionization Redox reactions
An atom that gains an electron gains what type of ion?
an atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
