The atom is said to be ionized. (It can also be said to be oxidised.)
This element (atom) become a positive ion - cation.
It becomes a cation.
Atoms with larger atomic numbers have a larger electron cloud, or system of orbitals
Of the three basic particles that atoms are made of, the electron is the smallest.
When a molecule loses an electron, it is said to be oxidized. The process is reduction.
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.
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When an atom loses an electron it becomes a positively charged ion.
an ionic compound is formed
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.
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
A positive ion is formed when atoms lose electrons. When a cell gains an electron it becomes negative
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.
Sodium loses one electron, therefore Na+ Chlorine gains an electron, therefore Cl-
Formation of the cation (positive ion) Na+.
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.
an ion is an atom with a posotive or negative charge. this means the atom gains or loses an electron
When atoms either lose or gain electrons they are referred to as ions.
Potassium loses one electron.