Either one. You can have an ionized atom or an ionized molecule. Many ionized molecules are radicals that had been part of a larger molecule and the event that separated them also ionized the radical. This is what free radicalsare.
Ions are charged particles formed by gaining or losing electrons, while polyatomic ions are charged groups of atoms that remain together and carry a net charge. Polyatomic ions contain multiple atoms bonded together, whereas ions can be a single atom or a group of atoms.
An ionic compound with polyatomic ions is formed through the attraction between positively charged metal ions and negatively charged polyatomic ions. Polyatomic ions are covalently bonded groups of atoms that have an overall charge, making them act as a single charged unit in the formation of ionic compounds.
Atoms that gain or lose electrons become ions, not molecules. Ions are charged particles due to an imbalance of protons and electrons. Molecules are formed when atoms are bonded together by sharing electrons.
Positive ions (or cations) - They are reducers.
Ions are created in chemical reactions and natural processes when atoms gain or lose electrons. This process, known as ionization, occurs when atoms become charged by either gaining electrons to become negatively charged ions (anions) or losing electrons to become positively charged ions (cations).
Charged atoms are called ions.
Ions are charged particles formed by gaining or losing electrons, while polyatomic ions are charged groups of atoms that remain together and carry a net charge. Polyatomic ions contain multiple atoms bonded together, whereas ions can be a single atom or a group of atoms.
There is no such thing. There are polyatomic ions, which are positively or negatively charged, covelantly bonded groups of atoms, though.
Ionic compounds are composed of negatively and positively charged atoms or groups of atoms. In these compounds, ions are formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another, resulting in the attraction between oppositely charged ions. This creates a stable structure held together by electrostatic forces.
No, ions are.
They are called ions.
Positively charged ions, or cations, are atoms that have lost electrons, resulting in a net positive charge. Negatively charged ions, or anions, are atoms that have gained electrons, leading to a net negative charge. These charged ions are formed through the process of ionization.
Ions, charged atoms
Molecular Ions essentially consist of the same type of atoms (most probably the atoms of the same element) and the radicals may not have the same characteristic.
Ions. They are charged molecules or charged atoms.
A charged atom or group of atoms are known as ions or radicals.
Unless they are ions, atoms are neutrally charged. The negatively charged electrons orbitting the nucleus neutralized the positive charges of the protons in the nucleus. neutrons do not have an electrical charge. ions are the exception to this, as they have either added or removed orbitting electrons. if an atom has electrons removed, then it is a positively charged cation. most metals form positively charged ions. if electrons are added, then it is a negatively charged anion. most non-metals form negatively charged ions.