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Does oxidation give off oxygen?
No, oxidation is a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons from an atom or molecule. It does not give off oxygen as a byproduct.
How does a neutral atom become a negative ion?
The positivity and negativity of an ion is determined by the number of electrons compared to that of protons. If there are more electrons than protons in the ion, it is considered negative. It becomes negative by gaining electrons, which can happen a number of ways. Simply put, most often it gains electrons by pulling them off of other elements and molecules. The more electronegative an element is, the easier it is for it to do this. Elements are most stable in their "octet" configuration where all of the available spots in an orbital are filled. Elements with less than a perfect octet will rip electrons off of other things.
What kind of charge will an atom have if it gains or loses one or more electrons?
If an atom loses an electron, it will be positively charged. An example may make this clearer. A neutral carbon atom has 6 protons and 6 electrons. If you take away an electron, you will have 6 protons and 5 electrons, for a total charge of +6 -5 = +1.
How is the charge of the atom or ion determined from the number of protons neutrons and electrons present?
Atoms have protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and electrons have electric charge, but neutrons do not. Protons are positively charged, and electrons are negatively charged. An atom has the same number of protons and electrons. Because the atom has same amounts of positively and negatively charged particles, the atom is neutral and has no electric charge. The only time an atom becomes electrically charged is if it loses or gains protons or electrons to throw off the balance. For example, we know that hydrogen only has 1 proton, 1 neutron, and 1 electron. This hydrogen atom has not electric charge. Later on, the hydrogen atom gains a proton. This would mean that there is more positive charge than negative charge in the atom. The hydrogen atom is now electrically charged.
What is the Lewis dot structure for NF3?
First draw an N for the nitrogen atom. Off of that, there are three dashes, each connected to one F, for each fluorine atom. Finally, on all non connected sides of each atom, there are two dots representing unshared valence electrons.
Why don't electrons fly off into space?
Electrons are held in place by the electromagnetic force exerted between them and the positively charged protons in an atom's nucleus. This force keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus, preventing them from flying off into space.
What is givin off when electrons in an atom fall to a lower orbit?
Energy (in the form of photons) is given off when electrons in an atom fall to a lower energy level.
What does a halogen atom give off when it gains electrons?
NOTHING
How light is given off by the movement of electrons in an atom?
Electron transitions release photons.
How ions knock off electrons from atoms?
When ions collide with atoms, they transfer energy through collisions with the outer electrons of the atom. This transfer of energy can disrupt the balance of the electrons in the atom, causing an electron to be knocked off or ejected. This process is known as ionization and can result in the creation of new ions.
What is the difference between electron negativity and electrons affinity?
ok, so electron affinity is the amount of energy given off when a particular atom excepts electrons. Essentially, it is the likelihood that an atom will accept an electron, while ionization energy is how much energy is needed to take an electron off of a particular atom
What are the charges of each part of an atom?
The nucleus of the atom has a positive charge because the protons that found in the nucleus are positive and the neutrons have no charge. The electrons on the electron cloud have a negative charge. This means the entire atom has a neutral charge to it. The atom always has the same number of protons and electrons, which means they cancel their charges out.
What is the only part of the atom that can be rubbed or pulled off?
The only part of an atom that can be removed or added is an electron. Electrons are negatively charged particles that can be gained or lost during chemical reactions.
Does an electron determine what element it is?
The number of protons determine which element an atom is and normally the number of electrons is equal to it. Strip an electron off an iron atom and you have an ionised iron atom.
How many protons and electron in a barium atom?
Hey there are 56 electrons and 56 protons in a barium atom (protons usually=electrons) also you should have a look on the Internet for a periodic table and print it off it has helped me allot.
Does oxidation give off oxygen?
No, oxidation is a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons from an atom or molecule. It does not give off oxygen as a byproduct.
Is Al plus 3 an atom?
No, it's an ion or charged particle. It has a positive electric charge of 3. In other words, it's an aluminum atom with 3 electrons ripped off, thus leaving it with a full outer shell.
