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If the ion is positive, then the loss of an electron will result in the ion having one greater positive charge. (A +3 ion will be +4.) If the ion is negative, then the loss of an electron will result in the ion being one less negative than it was previously. (A -4 ion wil be -3. A -1 ion will be neutral and have a zero charge.)
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 8y agoElectrons create negative charge, so if there are more protons than electrons (a result of a neutral atom, which by definition has an equal number of protons and electrons, losing electrons), the charge on the resulting ion will be positive.
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∙ 14y agoThe atom (or "ion", as it should be called) will have a positive charge.
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∙ 8y agoOne negative is lost. So charge is increased by 1. So it is +1
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∙ 7y agoElectrons have a negative charge, so when an atom gains electrons the resulting ion has a negative charge.
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∙ 8y agoSince electrons are negative and balance out the charge on protons, which are positive, the overall charge will be +.
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∙ 13y agoIt will have a positive charge.
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What is an atom that has gained or lost electrons and carries an electrical charge?
an ion
How is the table of anions and cations?
I didn't understand your question but here I go...An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electrons, and now has a positive or negative charge, respectively.A cation is an ion with a positive charge. An atom that lost electrons and now has less electrons than protons.ANDAn anion is an ion with a negative charge. An atom that gained electrons and now has more electrons than protons.
What is an atom that is no longer nutreal because is has gained or lost an electron?
A charged atom is called an ion. If it is charged because it has lost one or more electrons, then it has a positive charge, and is called a cation. If it has gained one or more electrons it is called a anion, and has a negative charge.
What is an atom called when it no longer has a neutral charge?
An atom with no electric charge will be called a neutral atom. In a neutral atom, there is a balance of charges, and the number of protons will be equal to the number of electrons. It's really that simple. Compare this to atoms that have an imbalance of charges. These atoms are called ions.
How many electrons are in the element with the symbol Y?
Yttrium (Y) has, for the most part, 39 electrons. In its ion (atom with a charge that has lost or gained electrons) form though, it has 36 electrons.
A charge atom that has gained one or more electrons?
An ion is a charged atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons. An ion has an unequal number electrons and protons giving it either a positive or negative charge.
An atom that has lost or gained electrons is an?
an ion
What is an atom that has gained or lost electrons and carries an electrical charge?
an ion
What is an atom that has given up or gained electrons?
Atoms that have lost or gained one or more electrons are called ions.An atom that has gained and electron is an anion; and atom that has lost an electron is a cation. Gaining an electron means the anion has a negative charge; losing one or more electrons means the atom has a positive charge.
Indicate the number of electrons lost or gained by calcium and give the charge of the ion it forms?
loses 2 electrons to form a calcium ion with 2+ charge
What is a negativiely charged ion?
A negatively charged ion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons and has therefore gained a negative charge.
What charge does an ion have?
An ion is an atom or molecule which has lost or gained one or more valence electrons, giving it a positive or negative charge.
When an ion has a charge of 2- what has happened to the original atom?
It has gained two electrons.
What an atom that has gained or lost electrons causing an electric charge?
alphalpha
How is the table of anions and cations?
I didn't understand your question but here I go...An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electrons, and now has a positive or negative charge, respectively.A cation is an ion with a positive charge. An atom that lost electrons and now has less electrons than protons.ANDAn anion is an ion with a negative charge. An atom that gained electrons and now has more electrons than protons.
An atom that has gained or lost electrons causing an electric charge?
The answer would be ion :D
When an atom becomes an ion with a negative 2 charge the atom?
Gained 2 electrons
