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The atom is said to be ionized. (It can also be said to be oxidised.)
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What could be a sentence for electron?
Atoms with larger atomic numbers have a larger electron cloud, or system of orbitals
What is the smallest subatomic particles?
Of the three basic particles that atoms are made of, the electron is the smallest.
What the loss of an electron is called?
When a molecule loses an electron, it is said to be oxidized. The process is reduction.
If an atom gains an electron it will become?
It depends on the way the electron is used. If the atom "uses" it by giving it away to some other atom or molecule, it becomes a positively charged cation. If it instead uses it by taking it into its own structure, it becomes a negatively charged anion.
Does the ion enable a neutron to change into a proton and an electron in certain unstable atoms?
no
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 it when 2 atoms gain or loses an electron?
an ionic compound is formed
What happens if atom loses electron?
When an atom loses electrons it becomes ionized and more positive a charge. Losing an electron can cause this atom to react with other atoms.
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
What ion is formed when an atom loses an electron.?
A positive ion is formed when atoms lose electrons. When a cell gains an electron it becomes negative
What happens when atoms loses an electron?
AnswerA neutral atom that loses an electron becomes an ion that is positively charged (also called a cation).When a calcium atom loses two electrons it becomes positively charged.
What charge does the Na and CI atoms acquire when they react?
Sodium loses one electron, therefore Na+ Chlorine gains an electron, therefore Cl-
What happens when a sodium atoms loses an electron in its outer energy shell?
Formation of the cation (positive ion) Na+.
How do atoms change into positive ions?
Atoms become positive ions when they lose an electron in a reaction. An electron is negative and a proton is positive, so when the atom loses an electron it will have more positive than negative, and the atom will be a positive ion. The atoms at the left of the periodic table usually lose electrons in reactions.
Explain how an atoms becomes an ion?
an ion is an atom with a posotive or negative charge. this means the atom gains or loses an electron
When an atom loses an electron and becomes negatively charged it is referred to as?
When atoms either lose or gain electrons they are referred to as ions.
How many electron potassium gains or loses?
Potassium loses one electron.
