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Does a sodium atom lose or gain electrons when it becomes an ion?
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Sodium loses its one valence electron to become Na+
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When a sodium atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Atoms that gain or lose electrons are called ions. If it gains one or more electrons it becomes negative it is called an anion. If it loses one or more electrons and becomes positive it is called a cation.
How does the arrangement of electrons change when sodium reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride?
each sodium atom loses an electron and each chlorine atom gains an electron OIL RIG (Oxidation Is Lost-Reduction Is Gain)
When a compound donates electrons the compound becomes what?
if a neutral atom donates an electron it will gain a positive charge. This is due to electrons having a negative charge.
How many electrons does a sulfur atom gain when it becomes an sulfide ion?
Sulpher gains two electrons as it is in group 6 and to be stable it would obviously need two more electrons.. :)
Why doesn't the sodium atom gain 7 electrons so that its third shell becomes the filled outermost shell?
Atoms with 1 electron on outer shell loses the electron more easily.Atoms with 7 electrons on outer shell gain an electron more easily.Metal and non-metals bond ionically, so one loses electrons; one gains electrons. So everything is going towards that outcome.
How many electrons does a sulfur atom gain when it becomes a sulfide ion?
A sulfur atom gains 2 electrons when it becomes a sulfide ion.
When a sodium atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Atoms that gain or lose electrons are called ions. If it gains one or more electrons it becomes negative it is called an anion. If it loses one or more electrons and becomes positive it is called a cation.
Does a chlorine atom gain seven electrons when it becomes an ion?
no it gains i electon
How do atoms gain a charge?
An atom willreceive a charge when it becomes ionized. If the atom looses one of its electrons (-), then there are more protons (+) and it becomes a+1 charge (positive). If the atom gains an electron, then there are more electrons and it becomes a -1 (negative) charge. It depends on the electrons in the valence level (outer level) to decide if it will gain or lose electrons.
If an atom gains electrons its electrical charge is?
Negative, assuming that the gain of electrons was an ionizing gain (not just replacing missing electrons)
How can you get a negatively charged ion?
When atoms lose or gain electrons, they are called ions. As electrons are negatively charged, it is when they gain electrons that they become negative ions, if they lose electrons they become positive ions. They can also form ions in pairs. for example sodium atom (NA) gives up it's outer electron and becomes an NA+ ion. the chlorine atom (CL) picks up the spare electron and becomes a CL- ion.
What describes what happens when an atom becomes an ion with a two negative charge?
This atom gain two electrons and become an anion.
What is it called when a atom that has gained or lost and electron and now has a net electric charge?
When atoms (elements) gain or loose electrons, they become Ions. If an atom looses electrons it becomes +1 charge, whereas if an atom gains electrons it becomes -1 charge.
Would a chlorine atom lose electrons or gain electrons to become an atom?
Chlorine gain electrons.
How many electrons does an atom of sodium lose when it forms a bond how many electrons does an atom of sulfur gain when it forms a bond?
Sodium loses one electron to form a Na+ ion. Sulfur gains two electrons to form a sulfide ion, S2-.
What happens when an atom loses or gains electrons?
it becomes a charged ion loose = positive gain= negative
What form when atoms lose or gain electrons and become positively or negatively charged?
If you are asking what it is called, when an atom looses or gains electrons it is called an ion. Electrons are negative, so when an atom looses electrons it becomes more positive and is called an cation. So, when an atom gains electrons it becomes more negative and is called an anion.
