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An electron can be gained or lost from an atom for two reasons:
1. A random number of atoms can be close together will have electrons bumping into each other. Since all electrons have a negative charge, they will have magnetic effects on one another, and will push eachother of the outer shell of their atoms and into different ones.
2.Two or more atoms can bond together so that both atoms in turn have a balanced number of electrons.
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What particles are easier to add to and remove from an atom?
In normal chemical reactions, electrons are easier to add or remove from an atom. Protons and neutrons are never added or removed in normal chemical reactions. Only nuclear reactions can change the numbers of protons and neutrons, such as radioactive decay. However, even then the protons and neutrons are not added or removed in the way that electrons are.
What are the two ways that a chemical bond may form?
The ways that a chemical bond to form is for the atoms to either lose or gain their valence electrons.
Two ways chemical bonds form are?
Chemical bonds form through the sharing or transfer of electrons between atoms. Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms, while ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.
How does a neutral atom become a negative ion?
The positivity and negativity of an ion is determined by the number of electrons compared to that of protons. If there are more electrons than protons in the ion, it is considered negative. It becomes negative by gaining electrons, which can happen a number of ways. Simply put, most often it gains electrons by pulling them off of other elements and molecules. The more electronegative an element is, the easier it is for it to do this. Elements are most stable in their "octet" configuration where all of the available spots in an orbital are filled. Elements with less than a perfect octet will rip electrons off of other things.
How many parts are in an atom?
either 3 or 6 depending on how you look at it, neutrons protons and electrons make up an atom, so there are 3. However these particles are divisible into quarks that make them up, there are 6 quarks, up, down, top, bottom, strange and charm, these combine in different ways to give the subatomic particles mentioned in the first part.
What three ways in which Congress has gained and lost power?
They gained power in order to vote for the people. They lose some because they can be voted out if the people do not like their decisions.
What particles are easier to add to and remove from an atom?
In normal chemical reactions, electrons are easier to add or remove from an atom. Protons and neutrons are never added or removed in normal chemical reactions. Only nuclear reactions can change the numbers of protons and neutrons, such as radioactive decay. However, even then the protons and neutrons are not added or removed in the way that electrons are.
How many electrons will be gained or lost in carbon?
Carbon is the "utility player" of chemistry, and can bond in many different ways with other elements. It generally shares electrons covalently with other non-metals, usually hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. It doesn't typically lose or gain them (but can in certain situations.)
What are the two ways that a chemical bond may form?
The ways that a chemical bond to form is for the atoms to either lose or gain their valence electrons.
What are the three ways in which an atom can form binds with other atoms?
You have a misconception about chemical bonding. Electrons do not form bonds with other electrons. As you will recall from Coulomb's Law, electrons repel other electrons since they all have the same negative charge, and like charges repel, while opposite charges attract. So it is the oppositely charged protons to which electrons are attracted. Since atoms contain both protons and electrons, atoms bond with other atoms because the electrons in one atom can be attracted to the protons in a different atom. And there are various types of bonding between atoms. These include ionic, covalent, and metallic.
Two ways chemical bonds form are?
Chemical bonds form through the sharing or transfer of electrons between atoms. Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms, while ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.
What are free electrons of conductor?
First we have to define the word an electron, An electron is negatively charged particle. A metal is a substance consists of number of both electrons and protons. Electrons emitted from the metal surface through different ways such ways as Thermionic, Photoelectric, etc. Free electrons of conductor are electrons emitted from conductor when it disturbed through ways as mentioned above
How do the ways in which the mass and the charge of an atom are distributed differ?
IF it donates an electron -then atom gains positive charge and if it accepts an electron then it acquires negative charge. the mass of an atom is dependent on protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons decide the charge of an atom
How does a neutral atom become a negative ion?
The positivity and negativity of an ion is determined by the number of electrons compared to that of protons. If there are more electrons than protons in the ion, it is considered negative. It becomes negative by gaining electrons, which can happen a number of ways. Simply put, most often it gains electrons by pulling them off of other elements and molecules. The more electronegative an element is, the easier it is for it to do this. Elements are most stable in their "octet" configuration where all of the available spots in an orbital are filled. Elements with less than a perfect octet will rip electrons off of other things.
How many parts are in an atom?
either 3 or 6 depending on how you look at it, neutrons protons and electrons make up an atom, so there are 3. However these particles are divisible into quarks that make them up, there are 6 quarks, up, down, top, bottom, strange and charm, these combine in different ways to give the subatomic particles mentioned in the first part.
What are the two basic ways in which ions form from atoms?
Ions are formed when atoms gain or lose electrons. An atom that loses electrons becomes a positively charged ion known as a cation, while an atom that gains electrons becomes a negatively charged ion known as an anion.
What is the role of an electron in an atom?
Electrons determine the ways in which atoms join together chemically, by forming bonds with other atoms. They also are carriers of electrical energy (current).
