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What is an atom called when it gain an electron?
This depends on whether the atom is by itself or whether it's part of a molecule (attached set of atoms). If it is by itself, after the atom gains (or loses) an electron it has an electrical charge. An atom with a charge is called an "ion" and you can say that it was "ionized." If it is in a molecule that has a chemical reaction with another molecule causing the atom in the first molecule to gain an electron, that process is called "reduction," and the atom that gained an electron is said to have been "reduced." If the atom lost an electron in the reaction, that is called "oxidation" and the the atom was "oxidized." (Note that "oxidation" in regular chemistry doesn't necessarily mean that oxygen was involved, even though it sounds that way.)
What is meant by isolated gaseous atom and why this term is used in case of ionization energy?
ionization enthalpy means the energy required to remove an electron from isolated gaseous atom in its ground state . the isolated gaseous state is the state in which no other force of attraction acting on an atom form other atom . so that, we get the exact energy required to romove or add an electron to an atom. and here ground state is used to say that electron are stable and are not exited .. so , the ionization enthalpy is the energy required to remove an electron from gaseous atom which is free from other atom in that state in which electrons are stable. by shashank
What does is mean to say that an atom is in an excited state?
When an atom is in an excited state, it means that its electrons have absorbed energy and moved to a higher energy level farther from the nucleus. This higher energy level is unstable, and the electron will eventually return to its original energy level by emitting a photon of light.
Where is the electron located atom?
The electron is located in the electon cloud around the nuclues. some people may say a cloud but it is a electron cloud. hope this helps. Also You can add clouds to make a electron2 cloud
What is the Smallest possible particle part of an atom?
I'd venture to say the electrons themselves. They're so small they don't even exist in a concrete place, they are just in a cloud of places they could be. The nucleus is amazingly small compared to the size of the whole atom, but it still has weight, mostly unlike the electron.
What did the scientist say to the hydrogen atom that claimed to have lost an electron?
The scientist said "Are you positive"
What did the scientist say to the hydrogen atom that claimed to have lost the electron?
The scientist said "Are you positive"
What does it mean to say that the hydrogen atom has discrete energy level?
It means that the energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom can only have specific, quantized values. These energy levels are defined by the electron's distance from the nucleus and are distinct from each other. When the electron transitions between these levels, it emits or absorbs photons of specific energies.
What is the difference between electron in flow of current and electron in the atom?
When a current flows through a conductor, free electrons (electrons not bound to a single atom or molecule) move in one direction and we say that electricity flows in the other. In an atom, electrons orbit the nucleus in sometimes complex patterns, and are bound to the atom.
What orbits the center of a atom?
It is somewhat misleading to say that anything orbits the center of an atom. There is an electron cloud that surrounds the center of the atom, but the electrons do not actually orbit, they are just spread out in the form of a cloud.
What orbit the center of the atom?
It is somewhat misleading to say that anything orbits the center of an atom. There is an electron cloud that surrounds the center of the atom, but the electrons do not actually orbit, they are just spread out in the form of a cloud.
When you say an electron is in its ground state what does that mean?
when something is in the ground^No. That is totally incorrect.Basically, a ground state electron is when the atom/element is not being surged through with heat or electricity. Basically, it's the atom's normal electron configuration. So NA [Sodium]'s ground state would be shown as : 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s1.The opposite is when it's in it's excited state. You can remember tell when an atom is in it's excited state when in the electron configuration, there is a huge jump, like 1s2,2s2,2p5, 3s2. This might have happened due to being exposed to heat and or electricity.In other words, ground state=normal, excited is, well, excited. XD
Where are the negatively charged particles within an atom?
The electrons, are the negatively charged particles that are part of an atom. They hang out in what is called an electron cloud around the nucleus of the atom. We might further say that those electrons exist in what we term electron shells, and within energy levels within those shells.
What is the adjective of atom?
Since you can't describe something else as "like an electron" there isn't one however if you wanted to say a photon was electron-ic you would say it is subatomic or something else they have in common.
What is it called when a atom gains electrons to become a negative ion?
This depends on whether the atom is by itself or whether it's part of a molecule (attached set of atoms). If it is by itself, after the atom gains (or loses) an electron it has an electrical charge. An atom with a charge is called an "ion" and you can say that it was "ionized." If it is in a molecule that has a chemical reaction with another molecule causing the atom in the first molecule to gain an electron, that process is called "reduction," and the atom that gained an electron is said to have been "reduced." If the atom lost an electron in the reaction, that is called "oxidation" and the the atom was "oxidized." (Note that "oxidation" in regular chemistry doesn't necessarily mean that oxygen was involved, even though it sounds that way.)
What is an atom called when it gain an electron?
This depends on whether the atom is by itself or whether it's part of a molecule (attached set of atoms). If it is by itself, after the atom gains (or loses) an electron it has an electrical charge. An atom with a charge is called an "ion" and you can say that it was "ionized." If it is in a molecule that has a chemical reaction with another molecule causing the atom in the first molecule to gain an electron, that process is called "reduction," and the atom that gained an electron is said to have been "reduced." If the atom lost an electron in the reaction, that is called "oxidation" and the the atom was "oxidized." (Note that "oxidation" in regular chemistry doesn't necessarily mean that oxygen was involved, even though it sounds that way.)
Is an ion smaller than an electron?
Some ions don't change the size of the atom (of course, size is very ambiguous for something as small and tenuous as an atom). The prevailing planetary models of atoms determine the theoretical size of an atom based on which subshell is gaining or losing electrons. For example, if an atom gains an electron that starts filling the next available shell, it would get larger in size. Conversely, if an atom loses the last electron in a shell it would get smaller. In theoretical physics, there are too many other variables that determine an atom's "size" to make this a practicable question (is gaining an electron an endothermic or exothermic reaction? Would losing an electron in some specific circumstance give the remaining atom enough energy to bump the next available electron into the vacated shell, resulting in zero net size change?).
