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Arsenic must gain 3 electrons to become the As-3 ion.
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What does an atom become if it gains or loses electrons?
An atom becomes an ion if it gains or loses electrons.
What is the reaction between arsenic trioxide and iodine?
The arsenic iii ion is oxidised to arsenic V ion and iodine is reduced to iodide.
How many electrons does an arsenic atom have?
There are 33 electrons in an Arsenic atom.
When a sodium atom becomes an ion it does what?
A sodium atom would lose a electron so it would become a Na+ ion
When an atom loses an electron the atom becomes an ion is?
Its charge lose an negative charge. So it is positively charged. +1
The ion formed by an arsenic atom is?
As2-
An atom can become an ion by losing?
An atom can become an ion by losing electrons. It can accomplish the same thing by gaining electrons.
Is helium an isotope atom or ion?
Helium is a neutral atom that has several isotopes and can become an ion.
Does AS3- lose or gain electrons?
The ion given is formed when the neutral arsenic atom gains three electrons.
What does an atom become if it gains or loses electrons?
An atom becomes an ion if it gains or loses electrons.
How does an atom become a positive ion a nevative ion?
When an atom loses a negative charge, when it loses an electron, it becomes a positive ion.
What does an atom become when it loses or gains electrons?
it becomes an ion
To form an ion what does a calcium atom gain or loose?
An atom of Calcium will lose an electron to become a posotive ion.
What is an atom or group of atoms that become electrically charged?
IONS OS ION ^^A charged atom is called an ion
How does an atom becone an ion?
An atom looses or gains electron to become ion. Ions are +ve and -ve atoms.
What is the reaction between arsenic trioxide and iodine?
The arsenic iii ion is oxidised to arsenic V ion and iodine is reduced to iodide.
When an atom loses a valence electron it becomes a what ion?
It will become a soft ion.
