An isotope is an element that has lost or gained neutrons. Isotopes have the same amount of protons and electrons but have a different number of neutrons. The less neutrons the lighter the isotope, the more neutrons, the heavier the isotope.
An ion is an element that has lost or gained electrons. Ions have more or less electrons than protons and have a normal amount of neutrons. The more an atom has the more negative it is, the less the more positive it is.
A hydrogen ion (H+) is a positively charged ion formed when a hydrogen atom loses its electron. A hydroxide ion (OH-) is a negatively charged ion formed by the combination of a hydrogen ion and an oxygen atom. They are oppositely charged ions that combine to form water (H2O) in a neutralization reaction.
An iron atom is attracted to a sulfide ion because of the opposite charges between the two ions, creating an electrostatic attraction. In contrast, a zinc ion has a neutral charge, so there is no significant attraction between the zinc ion and the iron atom based on charge interactions.
'Fluoride atom'. ???? The fluorine ATOM is 'F' The fluorine molecule is 'F2'. The Fluoride ION is 'F^-' NB When an atom becomes a charged species, it is no longer an atom , but an ION. The suffix '--ide' indicates it is an ion, not an atom. So 'Fluoride atom' is a nonsense. It is either 'Fluoride ion' or Fluorine atom'.
An atom forms an ion when it gains or loses an electron. If an atom gains an electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion (anion). If an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion (cation).
A hydrogen ion can change into an atom by gaining an electron. When a hydrogen ion, which is essentially a hydrogen atom that has lost its electron, gains an electron back, it will become a neutral hydrogen atom.
A hydrogen ion (H+) is a positively charged ion formed when a hydrogen atom loses its electron. A hydroxide ion (OH-) is a negatively charged ion formed by the combination of a hydrogen ion and an oxygen atom. They are oppositely charged ions that combine to form water (H2O) in a neutralization reaction.
An iron atom is attracted to a sulfide ion because of the opposite charges between the two ions, creating an electrostatic attraction. In contrast, a zinc ion has a neutral charge, so there is no significant attraction between the zinc ion and the iron atom based on charge interactions.
Small positive ion, Mid elemental atom, Large negative ion.
It is larger, because it has gained electrons.
The size of a negative ion is larger than atom. This makes more negative than positive, allowing the negative electrons to go farther from the nucleus.
Compare and contrast it with what?
The total charge of atoms is equal to the number of positive protons balanced by the total number of negative electrons in a neutral atom which balances the number of electrons.
1. Compare 2. Contrast
what does an atom have in common with an ion?
compare is when you compare two things that are the same and contrast is when you compare two things that are different.
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.