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It's safe to say if an object gains or loses electrons its electric charge has changed. If it was overall electrically neutral before it lost electrons, it would then have a positive charge; if it acquired electrons from initially being neutral, it would have a negative charge. At the atomic level this is called ionization.
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When does an object become electrically charged?
When it gains or loses electrons, usually by friction with another object.
What happens to the neutrally charged object if it gains electrons?
It gains electrons!
When a negatively charged object touches a neutral object does the neutral object gain or lose electrons or protons?
It gains electrons. So if it gains electrons, then the neutral object becomes negatively charged as well.
An atom that has lost or gained electrons is an?
an ion
The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?
electric charge
What does an object get when it gains or loses electrons?
electric charge
Is the change in mass significant when an object gains or loses electrons?
no
What cause an electric charged?
when an object gains or loses electrons
An object picks up a static charge when the object gains or loses?
Electrons
When does an object become electrically charged?
When it gains or loses electrons, usually by friction with another object.
What does an atom become if it gains or loses electrons?
An atom becomes an ion if it gains or loses electrons.
What determines whether a charged object gains or loses electrons?
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A material has a net charge because it?
A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.
What do you call an atom that gains or loses electrons?
An atom that gains or loses electrons is called an ion. If it gains electrons, it results in a negative ion called an anion. If it loses electrons, it results in a positive ion called a cation.
When acetate is rubbed against your hair which loses and which gains electrons?
Acetate loses electrons, and the hair gains electrons. So acetate is negatively charged, meaning that the hair is positively charged.
What happens to the neutrally charged object if it gains electrons?
It gains electrons!
When a atom gains or loses electrons it becomes what?
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