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When an element forms a cation what happens to the radius and why?
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∙ 12y ago
The radius will decrease due to the positive charge of the nucleus drawing the electron cloud closer to itself
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What is lithium cation or anion?
Lithium is cation, because it is positivelycharged. Whenever a single element is positive , like calcium, it will be cation.While oxygen, which is negatively charged, will be anion.
What kind of element forms cation after ionic bounding?
A metal becomes a cation (postively-charged ion) after ionic bonding in a salt.
How does the size change when an atom forms a cation and when an atom forms an anion?
A metal atom is smaller than the cation formed from it, because the electron(s) lost from a metal atom to form its cations are from the outermost electron shell or energy level of the atom. These electrons increase the size of the atom compared with the cation.
Will the element potassium be more likely to form an anion or a cation?
Actually it forms only cations: K+
Is scandium a cation OR anion?
It forms a cation.
Is cesium a cation or anion?
Cesium is an element that forms a cation.
Is oxygen anion or cation?
Oxygen is an element. It normally forms anions.
What is lithium cation or anion?
Lithium is cation, because it is positivelycharged. Whenever a single element is positive , like calcium, it will be cation.While oxygen, which is negatively charged, will be anion.
What element in the 3rd period always forms a 3 plus cation?
Aluminum
Which transition metal element forms only a plus 1 cation?
Silver
Is gallium a anion or cation?
Gallium is a metallic element. It forms cations Ga3+ and Ga+
What kind of element forms cation after ionic bounding?
A metal becomes a cation (postively-charged ion) after ionic bonding in a salt.
Is iodine a cation?
Iodine itself is an element, not an ion. It forms anions rather than cations.
How does the size change when an atom forms a cation and when an atom forms an anion?
A metal atom is smaller than the cation formed from it, because the electron(s) lost from a metal atom to form its cations are from the outermost electron shell or energy level of the atom. These electrons increase the size of the atom compared with the cation.
Which is larger (a) a cation or the neutral atom from which it forms?
The neutral metal atom is larger than its cation, because to form a cation, the valence energy level of electrons is lost, reducing its radius.
Will the element potassium be more likely to form an anion or a cation?
Actually it forms only cations: K+
Is aluminum a cation or an anion?
Aluminium, like most metals, forms cations easier than it does anions. The most common for aluminum is Al3+, when it has lost three electrons.
