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Elemental iron has atomic No. of 26.
This means it has
26(+) protons and 26(-) electrons.
When it becomes the caion 'Fe^(2+)' it has lost(ionised) two electrons.
So the ion contains
26(+) protons and 24(-) electrons .
Doing a little sum
(+)26 - 24 = (+)2.
Hence the charge is '+2' and the ion is described as 'Fe^(2+)'
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In a chemical reaction an iron atom became the ion Fe2 plus . What happened to the iron atom?
The iron atom loses two(2) electrons to be come the Iron ION. Fe = Fe^(2+) + 2e^- NB An atom , when it becomes a charged spacied , is no longer an atom , but an ION. Positively charged ions are CATIONS Negatively charged ions are ANIONS.
How does an ion with a charge of 2 form?
For a neutral atom to become an ion with a 2 plus charge it must LOSE TWO ELECTRONS.
Nitrogen atoms have 7 protons how many electrons are in an ion with a charge of plus 5?
A nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons as it is electrically neutral. (An atom always has same number of protons and electrons)
How many electrons does the neutral atom gain or lose when Cr3 plus forms?
When Cr3+ forms, the neutral atom (chromium) loses 3 electrons. This happens because the neutral chromium atom has 24 electrons, but when it forms Cr3+, it loses 3 electrons to have a total of 21 electrons.
What is the total number of protons in an atom that has 24 electrons and 25 neutrons?
There can not be an atom with more electrons than protons, however to find the atomic mass of any atom disregard the electrons and add the number of protons and nuetrons together. The previous answer is correct in that the atomic mass is equal to the number of protons plus the number of neutrons. The atomic number is the number of protons and in a neutral atom the number of protons and electrons are equal. Atoms have can have a charge, they are then called ions. The way the become charged is either through the loss (oxidation) or gain (reduction) of electrons. Therefore it is possible to have a charged atom with more or less electrons than protons.
What is the type of bond that holds the charged atom K plus and you- together in the molecule KI?
This is an ionic bond and electrons are donated from the K atom to the Iodine atom
In a chemical reaction an iron atom became the ion Fe2 plus . What happened to the iron atom?
The iron atom loses two(2) electrons to be come the Iron ION. Fe = Fe^(2+) + 2e^- NB An atom , when it becomes a charged spacied , is no longer an atom , but an ION. Positively charged ions are CATIONS Negatively charged ions are ANIONS.
An atom contains fewer electrons than protons has as negative ionic charge?
Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. If i have more protons(plus charges) than electrons(minus charges) overall the atom will have a positive charge(mabye +1 or +2 etc....depending how many more protons there are compared to electrons) If there are more electrons(minus charges) than protons(plus charges) then overall the atom will have a negative charge(mabye -1 or -2 etc....depending how many more electrons there are compared to protons) These charged atoms are known as ions.
Oxygen has 8 plus-charged protons. The number of minus-charged electrons is?
Oxygen actually has 8 protons, which are positively charged, and in its neutral state, it also has 8 negatively charged electrons. This balance of protons and electrons results in a neutral overall charge for the oxygen atom. If oxygen were to lose electrons, it would become positively charged, but in its standard form, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons.
What happens when an atom loses an electron from its outer most shell?
well The electrons on that shell have nowhere to go so they jump off and become ionised
How does an ion with a charge of 2 form?
For a neutral atom to become an ion with a 2 plus charge it must LOSE TWO ELECTRONS.
Where would a particle with a charge of plus e be found in a atom?
A particle with a charge of plus e, such as a proton, would typically be found in the nucleus of an atom. The nucleus is a dense region at the center of the atom, containing protons and neutrons, while negatively charged electrons occupy the surrounding electron cloud. The positive charge of protons helps to attract and hold the negatively charged electrons in their orbits around the nucleus.
Does the Ca plus 2 ion have more electrons than the Ca atom?
No, the calcium ion Ca+2 has fewer electrons than the neutral calcium atom. The calcium atom has 20 electrons, while the Ca+2 ion has 18 electrons because it has lost two electrons to become positively charged.
How many electrons has an atom of iron lost to become an Fe3 plus ion?
it should lose 3 electrons
Why the atom who denote his electron get positive charged and the atom who receive electron get negative charged?
minus plus minus
Nitrogen atoms have 7 protons how many electrons are in an ion with a charge of plus 5?
A nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons as it is electrically neutral. (An atom always has same number of protons and electrons)
What kind of charge does the a whole atom have?
Every proton in an atom's nucleus gives it a positive charge equal to the negative charge from the electrons orbiting the nucleus. The charge of the entire atom is neutral if there are an equal number of protons and electrons. If there are an unequal number of protons and electrons, the net charge of the atom, which is now an ion, is plus or minus e for each extra or missing electron. For example if an atom has 6 protons and 4 electrons, it has a charge of plus 2e.
