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In their normal or neutral state, atoms have an equal number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons, and as a result, they have no net charge. Atoms can also gain or lose electrons, in which case the atom will have a net charge and will become an ion. For example, if a hydrogen atom loses its single electron, what it left is an ion with a charge of +1.
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∙ 14y agoIt depends on the element, ions have different charges based on the number of electrons in the elements outer shell. It can also be positive or negative based on whether it gains or loses electrons, a cation is an ion with a positive charge that has lost electrons and an anion is a negative ion that has gained electrons.
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∙ 9y agoIonized molecules are molecules that have dissociated into molecules that have a net charge. This charge is acquired by the removal or adding of one or more electrons.
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∙ 11y agoIf an atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a positively charged ion. If an atom gains one or more electrons, it will become a negatively charged ion.
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∙ 12y agoThe charge depends on where the molecule is on the periodic table.
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∙ 13y agoThe charge of an ion tells you how many electrons were gained or lost in the making of the ion.
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∙ 15y agoIonized is a charged particle.
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∙ 14y agoeither negative or positive charge always
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∙ 14y agoDepends on the molecule.
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Can atoms be ionized by being excited?
No. When you excite an atom, you just do something with the electrons within the atom. (You take them into higher energy levels.) An atom can be ionized only when it is charged, you would have to remove or add an electron. But you are only placing the electron on higher energy level, so it stays within the atom, therefore atom is not ionized.
Are Ions charged atoms or groups of atoms?
Either one. You can have an ionized atom or an ionized molecule. Many ionized molecules are radicals that had been part of a larger molecule and the event that separated them also ionized the radical. This is what free radicalsare.
What is an ionized atom?
When an atom is ionized, that means that it is sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
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.
Which species has 48 electrons?
Cadmium is the only neutral atom (not electrically charged) to have 48 electrons.
Can atoms be ionized by being excited?
No. When you excite an atom, you just do something with the electrons within the atom. (You take them into higher energy levels.) An atom can be ionized only when it is charged, you would have to remove or add an electron. But you are only placing the electron on higher energy level, so it stays within the atom, therefore atom is not ionized.
Are Ions charged atoms or groups of atoms?
Either one. You can have an ionized atom or an ionized molecule. Many ionized molecules are radicals that had been part of a larger molecule and the event that separated them also ionized the radical. This is what free radicalsare.
What is is an ionized atom?
When an atom is ionized, that means that it is sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
What is an ionized atom?
When an atom is ionized, that means that it is sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
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.
Which species has 48 electrons?
Cadmium is the only neutral atom (not electrically charged) to have 48 electrons.
How does an atom becoming a negativity charged ion?
It must take electrons from either another atom or be ionized. If it takes electrons from another atom then it has more electrons than protons, which gives it a negative charge.
What is the best definition of radiation?
Ionizing radiation is radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remove tightly bound electrons from the orbit of an atom, causing the atom to become charged or ionized.
Which term is defined as an atom that has a charge?
Ionized atom Excited atom
5 What causes an atom to become positively or negatively charged?
Atoms become positively charged when they have a deficit of electrons. Similarly, they become negatively charged when they have a surplus of electrons. Neutral charge, the non-ionized state, is when the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.
What is a charged atom?
A charged atom is an ion. A positively charged version is a cation and a negatively charged one, an anion.
Are the number of protons and electrons equal in an atom?
If it is not ionized, then yes
