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What happens when a nonmetal atom gains an electron from another atom?
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It becomes a negatively charged ion with a charge of 1-.
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What is the charge on atom if it gains electrons?
Depends on how many electrons it gains. For every electron it gains, the atom becomes more negative. One electron gives it a -1 charge, 2 a -2 charge and so on
What is the technical term for a molecule gains an electron?
It depends on which way it "lost" its electron. Ionization is the word for a charged atom, such as that of an atom which has lost or received an electron. Both Na+ and Cl- are ions and the sodium ion is the one who has lost an electron, while the chloride ion on the other hand has gained an electron.
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.
Which process gains the most energy?
Vaporization, for water it gains 2260 Jules per gram.
How many protons and electrons is in ion?
An ion is defined as an element with a charge. Because elements vary with how many protons they have (along with neutrons to form isotopes) it is impossible to put a set number on how many protons and electrons all ions have. An element (or compound) becomes an ion when the substance gains (to become a positive ion) or loses (to become a negative ion) an electron(s).
What kind of charge will nonmetal possess when it gains electron?
Since electrons are negatively charged, a nonmetal which gains an electron will also become negatively charged.
What happens when a hydrogen atpm atom acts like a nonmetal in a chemical reaction?
When a hydrogen atom acts like a nonmetal in a chemical reaction, it gains an electron.
What two elements for example a metal and nonmetal where one gains an electron and the other looses an electron?
for example: metal-potassium nonmetal-fluorine
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
What happens when an electron moves to a higher level?
The electron gains energy.
What happens when nonmetals react with other nonmetals?
When a hydrogen atom acts like a nonmetal in a chemical reaction, it gains an electron.
What happens when a electron moves to higher energy level?
The electron gains energy.
What happens when chlorine gains an extra electron?
It becomes negative
What happens when an atom gains an electron when it loses an electron?
It become an ion, positively charged when it loses an electron (called a cation, e.g. Na+) or negatively charged when it gains an electron (called a anion, e.g. Cl-).
Why does the metal's radius get smaller and the nonmetal's radius get larger during an ionic bond?
Because the metal loses an electron (making it smaller) and the non metal gains that electron, making it larger.
What happens when anions form?
The atom gains an electron and becomes negativly charged
What happens when a chlorine atom gains an electron in its valence shell?
It becomes an ion.
