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Why does it make sense that if atom loses electrons at will have an overall positive charge?
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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What do we call an atom that has an overall positive charge?
An atom with an overall positive charge is called a cation. Cations are formed when an atom loses electrons, leaving it with fewer electrons than protons, resulting in a net positive charge.
What subatomic particle does sodium lose to attain a positive charge?
Sodium loses an electron to attain a positive charge. Sodium normally has 11 electrons, but when it loses one electron, it becomes a positively charged ion with 10 electrons and an overall +1 charge.
Why does it make sense that is an atom loses electrons it is left with a positive charge?
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What is charge of an atom?
The charge of an atom is neutral overall, meaning it has an equal number of protons (positively charged) and electrons (negatively charged). If an atom gains or loses electrons, it becomes an ion with a positive or negative charge.
How does an object becomes positively charged?
An object becomes positively charged if it loses electrons. This is because electrons have a negative charge, so the less of them there are in an object, the stronger the positive charge is.
What do we call an atom that has an overall positive charge?
An atom with an overall positive charge is called a cation. Cations are formed when an atom loses electrons, leaving it with fewer electrons than protons, resulting in a net 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.
What charge of an atom that loses electrons?
A Positive Charge.
Is an object's net charge positive or negative if it loses electrons?
An object's net charge becomes positive if it loses electrons because it has an excess of positive protons relative to negative electrons.
What is the overall electric charge on the ballon and on the cloth in the diagrtam?
The overall electric charge of the balloon is positive due to acquiring electrons when rubbed with the cloth. The overall electric charge of the cloth is negative because it loses electrons during the rubbing process.
Why when ions gain it becomes negative and when ion loses it becomes positive?
Electrons are negatively charged. When an atom gains an electron it gains this negative charge, and so it becomes negative. When it loses it again it has lost that negative charge and becomes more positive.
What subatomic particle does sodium lose to attain a positive charge?
Sodium loses an electron to attain a positive charge. Sodium normally has 11 electrons, but when it loses one electron, it becomes a positively charged ion with 10 electrons and an overall +1 charge.
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.
What is the overall charge on any atom?
An atom is neutral, and therefore has an overall charge of zero. If an atom either loses or gains electrons through a chemical reaction, or loses protons through radioactive decay, so that it then has an overall charge, it is no longer considered to be an atom but is classified as an ion.
Why does it make sense that is an atom loses electrons it is left with a positive charge?
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What kind of charge does an object acquire when electrons stripped from it?
A positive charge
