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The elecrtons dont go missing they will transfer during reactions. The atom becomes a positive ion if it loses and negative if it gains electrons.
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What happens to the structure of an atom to change the atom into an ion?
The loss or gain of electrons transform an atom in an ion.
What happens is an atom is ionized?
When an atom is ionized, that means that it is sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
What happens when a sodium atom and chlorine atom exchange electrons?
They form an ionic bond
How does an s2- ion differ from an electrically neutral sulfur atom?
All ions differ from an electrically neutral atom in that they are missing or have gained one or more electrons. A S2- atom has 2 less electrons than a neutral atom.
If an atom gains electrons its electrical charge is?
Negative, assuming that the gain of electrons was an ionizing gain (not just replacing missing electrons)
The number of missing or extra electrons within an atom's outer shell?
Valence electrons
What do you think happens to the size of the electron when it loses and electron?
The ATOM decreases in size when it loses an electron and increases when electrons are added.
What happens when there are too many electrons?
If there are excess electrons in an atom, the atom is likely to be ionized; that is, the stom will emit the electrons.
What does the nucleus of the one atom want to do to the electrons of a nearby atom?
If the nucleus is missing an atom, it will try to steel an electron from another atom.
What happens to atoms when energy is added?
When energy is added to an atom, the electrons move to outer levels of the shell. When they drop back down, they release the energy in the form of photons.
What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
What does the nucleus of one want to do to the electrons of a nearby atom?
If the nucleus is missing an atom, it will try to steel an electron from another atom.
What happens when you have 3 electrons in an atom?
You have Lithium.
What happens when an electron is added to an atom it will acquire?
when an electron is added to an atom, the atom will acquire a negative charge.
What happens to an atom when it has 8 electrons?
It has 8 electrons. And if its not an ion, then it has 8 protons.
What do atoms missing electrons become?
An atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion.
What does the nucleus of one atom want to do to the electrons of a nearby atom?
The nucleus of one atom wants to attract or pull the electrons of a nearby atom towards itself. This attraction is due to the opposite charges of the protons in the nucleus and the electrons.
