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How is a charged atom ion different from an uncharged atom ion?
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∙ 15y ago
A charged atom is very different from an uncharged atom because when it becomes charged, that is a result of a loss or gain of electrons, which changes how the element will react with other elements. It also changes the forces of attraction between elements. For example, when a regular atom of sodium is introduced to a regular atom of chlorine, chlorines electronegativity causes it to 'steal' an electron from sodium. This allows both sodium and Chlorine to have full outer shells, which is what every element needs to be 'happy'. These two molecules now have charges. Sodium is plus one, and Chlorine is minus one. Since chlorine is now negative and sodium is positive, they attract to each other forming the compound commonly known as salt. So when an atom becomes an ion, it changes its ability to form compounds as well as move.
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∙ 13y agoFirst of all, an Ion is an atom that has a number of electrons that is ether higher or lover then the number of protons in the atom. As their names would suggest, a positive Ion has lost a number of electrons and has a positive charge, while a negative Ion has gained a number of electrons and has a negative charge.
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∙ 11y agothe positive ion has lost 1 or more electrons
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The ion has fewer electrons
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What is the name given to an atom that has become charged?
It depends, a proton if is is positively charged ( +) electron if it is negatively charged ( - )
What is an electrically charged atom or molecule called?
an ionAn atom is electrically neutral as they have the same number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.
What is a charged atom particle called?
Electrons are negatively charged (around the nucleus) and protons are positively charged (inside the nucleus)
What are electically charged atoms that have either lost or gained electrons?
Electrically charged atoms are collectively called ION.S. Once an atom becomes elecgrically charged it is no longer an atom , but an ION. A positively charged ion is called a CATION e.g. Na^(+) A negatively charged ion is called an ANION e.g. Cl^(-) .
What happens when a atom gains an electron?
When an atom gains an electron it becomes an ion with a charge of negative one. This charge comes from the electron's negativity, which changes the atom's balanced ratio of electrons to protons.
How does the negative ion different from an uncharged atom of the same element?
the ion has a greater number of electrons
What a ion?
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
What is a charged atom?
A charged atom is an ion. A positively charged version is a cation and a negatively charged one, an anion.
What is an atom called if it does not have a charge?
A neutron because it has a neutral charge. An uncharged atom is just called by its name, e.g. a Silver or an Iron atom. A charged atom is called an Ion: Cations are positively charged and Anions are negatively charged. A neutron is subatomic particle, not an atom. Atoms consist of neutral neutrons, negatively charged electrons, and positively charged protons.
A charged atom is?
A charged atom is an ion. An atom that has lost one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation. An atom that has gained one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.
What is an atom or group of atoms what has become electrically charged?
IONS OS ION ^^A charged atom is called an ion
What is a word for an electrically charged atom?
An electrically charged atom is an ion.
What is atom charging?
A charged atom is a Ion.
What is the name given to an atom that has become charged?
It depends, a proton if is is positively charged ( +) electron if it is negatively charged ( - )
What is an atom or group of atoms that become electrically charged?
IONS OS ION ^^A charged atom is called an ion
When an atom loses an electron it loses a?
Removal of an electron from an atom leaves a positively charged ion.
What is the difference of an atom or an ion?
A ion is an electrically charged atom, positive or negative.
