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Why does it make sense that if atom loses electrons at will have an overall positive charge?
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∙ 14y ago
Atoms, by definition, have a neutral charge because they must contain equal numbers of protons (+) and electrons (-). Each proton has a +1 charge and each electron has a -1 charge. When an atom loses an electron, it then becomes an ion and has 1 less electron than protons. This means that you have 1 more proton than electrons, and, therefore, more positive charge than negative charge. The ion will then have an overall +1 charge.
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∙ 12y agoBecause all electrons have a negative charge, whilst protons have a positive charge. Usually, there are equal numbers of each, meaning that the atom has no overall charge, as they cancel each other out. However, when an atom loses electrons, there are more positively charged protons than there are negatively charged electrons to cancel them out, so the atom has an overall positive charge.
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Why does it make sense that is an atom loses electrons it is left with a positive charge?
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What type of ion is when an atom loses electrons?
A positive ion. Originally atoms have a neutral charge with equal amount of electrons and protons. If atom loses electrons, it still has the same amount of protons so it becomes a positive ion
What can happen to an electron in an atom when it gains or loses energy?
it gains or acquires a charge either positive or negative so when it gains energy, it aquires a negative charge then when it loses energy, it aquires a positive charge
What is the ion formed when a metal loses 1 or more electrons?
An ion with missing electrons, and thus a positive charge, is a cation.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
What charge of an atom that loses electrons?
A Positive Charge.
Is an object's net charge positive or negative if it loses electrons?
positive
What happens to the charge of an atom that loses electrons?
it gets positive charge
If an atom loses electrons it is left with a positive charge?
Yes. When an atom loses at least one of its electrons, it becomes a positively-charged ion.
When an object gains or loses electrons it has a?
It's safe to say if an object gains or loses electrons its electric charge has changed. If it was overall electrically neutral before it lost electrons, it would then have a positive charge; if it acquired electrons from initially being neutral, it would have a negative charge. At the atomic level this is called ionization.
what happens to an atoms charge when it loses its electrons?
It becomes positive.
Why does an atom become a positive ion when it loses an electrons?
Electrons have negative charge. So when electrons is lost from an atom, the atom gets positive charge.
What kind of charge does an object acquire when electrons stripped from it?
A positive charge
Is an atom that loses electrons have a negative charge?
No. Electrons have a negative charge and so removing one from the atom will give it a positive charge.
When are ions formed?
Ions are formed when an atom gains or loses electrons. When an atom loses electrons the Ion that is formed has a positive charge.
A material has a net charge because it?
A net charge results when an atom gains or loses electrons. If it loses electrons, it gains a positive charge, if it gains them, it gains a net negative charge.
Why does it make sense that if an atom loses electrons it is left with a positive charge?
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