The process in which an atom becomes charged is IONIZATION.
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∙ 8y agoThe process by which an atom becomes electrically charged is known as ionization. This is when an ion loses or gains electrons.
Chlorine becomes negatively charged.
When an atom loses an electron and becomes negatively charged we refer to it as a positive ion
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.
An example is what we call a salt - say solid crystalline sodium chloride - dissolved in water it becomes both types of ions: the sodium atom becomes a positively charged atom / ion while the chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged atom / ion.
Electrically Charged or Negatively charged
The atom then becomes negatively charged
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.
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
An atom becomes negatively charged when it receives an electron from another atom. In other words, if there are more electrons than protons in an atom, it becomes negatively charged.
An atom becomes negatively charged when it receives an electron from another atom. In other words, if there are more electrons than protons in an atom, it becomes negatively charged.
Chlorine becomes negatively charged.
When an atom loses an electron and becomes negatively charged we refer to it as a positive ion
If the atom loses electrons, the atom becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons.
ion that is positively charged
No, atoms are neutral. Atoms can be charged by adding or deleting an electron(s). 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.
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.
An atom can become an ion by either gaining or losing electrons. If it gains electrons, it becomes an anion. If it loses electrons, it becomes a cation. An ion is merely an atom with a charge, either positive or negative.