a neutral atom :)
If a fluorine atom were to attract an extra electron from a lithium atom, the lithium atom would become a positive charge because it loses an electron.
If a sodium atom loses its only valence electron, it becomes a sodium cation (Na+). This is because it has lost a negative electron, leaving behind a positively charged ion.
When an atom loses an electron and becomes negatively charged we refer to it as a positive ion
A neutral atom that gains or loses electrons is now an ION. If it loses electrons to become M^(n+), then it is a CATION. If it gains electrons to become X^(n-), then it is an ANION. NB Atoms that gain or lose electrons are no longer atoms , but IONS.
In a reaction with chlorine, a lithium atom will lose an electron to achieve a stable electron configuration. Once it loses an electron, it becomes a lithium cation, which has a charge of +1.
It becomes a cation.
When an atom loses an electron and becomes negatively charged we refer to it as a positive ion
Ion
The loss of an electron would cause an overall electrically neutral atom to become a positively charged ion.
It will become a soft ion.
It loses an electron
If a fluorine atom were to attract an extra electron from a lithium atom, the lithium atom would become a positive charge because it loses an electron.
The loss of an electron would cause an overall electrically neutral atom to become a positively charged ion.
If a sodium atom loses its only valence electron, it becomes a sodium cation (Na+). This is because it has lost a negative electron, leaving behind a positively charged ion.
When an atom loses an electron it becomes a positively charged ion.
Well im not great at science but i know that a atom which gains or loses an electron will gain a negitive/positive charge and become an ion
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-).