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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.
An atom that gains an electron?
An atom that has gained an electron has a negative charge and is called an anion.
What is formed when an atom gains or loses an electron?
An atom forms an ion when it gains or loses an electron. If an atom gains an electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion (anion). If an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion (cation).
If an atom loses 2 electrons when it forms an ion what is its ionic charge?
If an atom loses 2 electrons, it will have a positive 2 charge when it forms an ion. This is because it loses negatively charged electrons, leaving behind a positively charged atom due to an excess of protons.
Is the size of a positive ion generally bigger or smaller than the size of the neutral form which it forms?
A positive ion is generally smaller in size than the neutral form from which it forms. This is because when an atom loses an electron to become a positive ion, the remaining electrons experience a stronger attraction to the nucleus, leading to a more compact arrangement.
What must happen in order for an ion to form?
An ion forms when an atom gains or loses electrons to have a stable electron configuration. When an atom gains electrons, it forms a negatively charged ion (anion), and when it loses electrons, it forms a positively charged ion (cation).
What is the difference between the formation of a positive ion and a negative ion?
positive ion forms when any electron removes from an atom and an anion called negative ion forms when an atom accepts an additional electron
How does an atom of oxygen get converted into oxide ion when any carbon atom is close to it and vice verse?
This does not happen. Carbon forms covalent bonds with oxygen, not ionic bonds.
When Mg forms an ion will the ion be smaller or longer than the atom?
The ion has a smaller diameter.
What type of ion forms when atom lose electrons?
Losing an ion creates a positive charge. This forms a positive ion.
What happen when you add an electron to an atom?
The atom becomes a negative ion.
When does the formation of a positive ion occur?
A positive ion forms when an atom loses one or more electrons, resulting in the atom having more protons than electrons. This can happen when an atom interacts with other atoms through processes like chemical reactions or ionization.
When a lithium atom forms a Li plus ion the lithium atom does what?
THe lithoium atom has IONISED ( lost) an electron, to become the lithium ION.
What happen when atom an electron?
It becomes a negative ion.
A charged particle that forms when an atom transfers electrons?
it is an ion
When a positive ion forms?
A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more then electrons.
When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium does the atom of chlorine become an ion with a smaller or larger radius than the atom of chlorine?
The chlorine atom becomes an ion with a larger radius when it forms an ionic bond with sodium. This is because it gains an electron and becomes a negatively charged ion, causing the electron cloud to expand.
