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The process of removing an electron from something is called either oxidation or ionization. Ionization is the process of converting an atom or molecule by changing the number of electrons. In certain chemical reactions, the oxidation state of an atom or molecule is changed, and this is known as oxidation. See more details in the Web Links to the left of this answer.
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∙ 13y agoOIL RIG - oxidation is loss, reduction is gain. Therefore the removal of an electron from an atom is called oxidation.
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An atom can be changed into an ion by adding or removing?
an electron.
What process would turn this fluorine atom into an ion?
Removing an electron
How many electrons are in a positively charged hydrogen atom?
None. A hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron (no neutron). Removing the electron leads to just a proton, no electrons.
The particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom is the?
The sub-atomic particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom is called an electron.
An atom that gains an electron?
An atom that has gained an electron has a negative charge and is called an anion.
An atom can be changed into an ion by adding or removing?
an electron.
What process would turn this fluorine atom into an ion?
Removing an electron
What are differences between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
What difference between atom and ion?
An atom has no charge. An ion is an atom that has either gained or lost an electron giving it a charge. An atom that has gained an electron is called an anion and is negative, while an atom that lost an electron is called a cation and is positive.
How many electrons are in a positively charged hydrogen atom?
None. A hydrogen atom has one proton and one electron (no neutron). Removing the electron leads to just a proton, no electrons.
The particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom is the?
The sub-atomic particle that orbits the nucleus in an atom is called an electron.
An atom that gains an electron?
An atom that has gained an electron has a negative charge and is called an anion.
What is the atom that loses or transfers an electron to another atom is called?
an isotope
What is the result of an atom that gains or loses an electron?
This is called a redox reaction. An atom that loses an electron is oxidized and an atom that gains an electron is reduced.
What is the negative charge of an atom called?
An electron.
What is the negatively part of an atom?
This is called an electron.
What atom that gains an electron is called?
an anion
