An atom that carries an electrical charge because it has gained or lost electrons is called an "ion". An atom that has gained one or more electrons, and has a negative electrical charge, is called an "anion". An atom that has lost one or more electrons, and has a positive electrical charge, is called a "cation". The term "ion" is used to refer to both cations and anions collectively or non-specifically.
An atom that has a positive or negative charge as a result of gaining or losing electrons is no longer an atom but an Ion. A negative ion is the result of the gain of electrons whilst a positive ion is the result of the loss of electrons. A negative ion is called a Anion (An-ai-on) and a positive ion is called a Cation (Cat-ai-on).
An ion is an atom that has developed an electric charge as a result of losing or gaining electrons. An atom that loses one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation. An atom that gains one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.
Ion.
If it gains an electron >> anion
If it looses an electron >> cation
An atom that has gained or lost electrons and carries an electrical charge is called an ion. It can either be positively charged or negatively charged.
an atom or a group of atoms that have an electric charge are called ions ( singular- ion)there are two types of ions are cation and anion.cation are positive ions and anion are negetive ions.
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loses 2 electrons to form a calcium ion with 2+ charge
An ion is an atom or molecule which has lost or gained one or more valence electrons, giving it a positive or negative charge.
An ion is an atom with a positive (+) or negative (-) charge. This is because the atom has a different amount of electrons than its number of protons (aka atomic number).
Atoms are defined by the number of positively charged protons, not negatively charged electrons. Atoms that lose or gain an electron are called Ions. Anion - gained an electron, negative charge Cation - lost an electron, positive charge
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An atom that carries an electrical charge because it has gained or lost electrons is called an "ion". An atom that has gained one or more electrons, and has a negative electrical charge, is called an "anion". An atom that has lost one or more electrons, and has a positive electrical charge, is called a "cation". The term "ion" is used to refer to both cations and anions collectively or non-specifically.
Atoms that carry an electrical charge because they gained or lost electrons are called ions. An atom that has lost electrons will be positively charged, and it is called cation. On the other hand, an atom that has gained electrons will be negatively charged, and it is called anion.
An ion is an atom or group of atoms that has an electrical charge from having either gained or lost electrons. An ion may have either a positive or a negative charge. An electron is a subatomic particle that carries a negative charge and is usually found in the orbitals of atoms and ions.
Ions. Cations have lost electrons and have a positive charge. Anions have gained electrons and have a negative charge.
A negative ion has one or more electrons, so it carries a negative charge wich depends on the number of electrons it gained. A neutral ion did not gain or lose any electrons, so it carries no charge, therefore being neutral.
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I believe the answer your looking for in an Ion.An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge.
It is a negative charge
Each electron has a 1- charge, so an atom that has gained 5 electrons has a charge of 5-.
Positive
That depends entirely on sign of the charge. If the object gains a positive charge, then that means the object as lost electrons, since electrons are negatively charge. If the charge is negative, then the object has gained electrons. It is also possible that the charge was created by a movement in protons, which are positively charged, in which case the object may not have lost or gained electrons.