The atom is said to be ionized. (It can also be said to be oxidised.)
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.
Natural lead is an electrically neutral atom. Thus, when it loses 4 electrons it loses 4 units of negative charge. This gives the lead ion 4 units of positive charge, or Pb4+.
when a neutral atom loses an electron it becomes a positive ion. it now has a stable outer most shell.
It becomes a negatively charged ion with a charge of 1-.
An atom takes on a negative charge by gaining electon/electrons and thus, becomes an anoin
in an atom, since the number of positively charged protons and the negatively charged electrons are always equal,loss of electon will make the atom positively charged.
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.
When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and has a positive charge.
it gets positive charge
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
The valence electrons.
an atom loses electrons and becomes positivly charged
It loses an electron
When an atom loses an electron it becomes a positively charged ion (cation). it becomes a positive ion
The ATOM decreases in size when it loses an electron and increases when electrons are added.
all elements want to have a full valence shell and when an atom loses electrons it is said to become a cation.