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Protons have a (relative) charge of +1
Electrons have a (relative) charge of -1
When chlorine gains one electron, it becomes a chloride ion with a negative charge.
Since electrons are negatively charged, a nonmetal which gains an electron will also become negatively charged.
Chlorine readily gains an electron to form a chloride ion with a negative charge of -1.
Atoms lose electrons to form positively charged cations.
This is a polar covalent bond.
An electron possesses a negative charge.
Anion. It gains an electron, making it negative.
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Remember- Pro means + Therefore, a proton has a + charge, an electron has a - charge, and neutrons (neutral) have no charge. Normally an atom has an even number of protons and electrons, and can have any number of neutrons and still be the same element. When you add electrons, you end up with a slight negative charge because there are more negatively charged particles than positive ones. When you remove electrons, you get a slight positive charge, because there are now more positive particles than negative ones. This usually occurs as a result of polar covalent bonds. A atom with a slight charge in either direction is called an ion. A negative ion is a anion, while a positive ion is a cation.
A polar covalent bond has two atoms sharing an electron unequally. This occurs when the atoms have different electronegativities, causing one atom to pull the shared electron closer to itself, creating a partial positive and partial negative charge on the atoms.
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