When an atom loses electrons it becomes what charged?

Answer 1

An atom has three charges: protons which are +, electrons which are - and neutrons which have neither. They balance each other out. If electrons are lost, the atom now has more protons and the atom becomes positive.

Answer 2

When an atom, which is intrinsically neutral, looses an electron, it becomes a positive ion. Also known as a cation.

Example:

A hydrogen atom is hanging out (note that hydrogen is diatomic, but ignore that part for now) and somehow loses its electron. The electron will get taken up by something else with a positive charge (opposite charges attract each other). In general it would look something like the following:

H -> H+ + e-

This positively charged hydrogen (H+ on the products side) is considered a Cation (cation's are positive as they have a T in them that looks like a +, anions don't have a T so they are what we call negatively charged anions).

Answer 3

When an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged. This is because electrons are negatively charged particles, so when they are lost, there are more positive protons than negative electrons in the atom, resulting in a net positive charge.

Answer 4

Electrons are considered to be of 'negative' charge.

Therefore, if a negatively charged particle is lost, the atom will be positively charged.

Answer 5

Cations with a charge of (Number of electrons lost)-

i.e. 2-

Answer 6

It becomes positive. The negative electrons are normally balanced by the positive protons.

Answer 7

This atom become a cation (positive charge).

Answer 8

When an atom loses electron, it becomes positively charged. it is known as Cation.

Answer 9

Positive.