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It gains electrons. The only charged particles which can freely move from one object to another are electrons. Electrons have negative charge. So adding electrons gives a negative charge, and removing electrons gives the object a positive charge.
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If an atom gains electrons it become a?
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
Salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt becomes negative A True B False?
False - the negatively charged chlorine cancels out the positively charged sodium. Therefore salt is a neutral, uncharged compound.
In salt what is the nature of the bond between sodium and chlorine?
The bond between sodium and chlorine is ionic. The sodium atom loses an electron and becomes a positively charged ion, or cation, with a charge of +1. The chlorine atom receives the electron and becomes a negatively charged ion, or anion, with a charge of -1. The electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions is the ionic bond.
Does Chlorine have a negative or positive charge?
generally negatively charged chloride ion. but there are a few species where chlorine has positive charge like ClO3-, ClO4- etc.
When salt is formed from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine, the charge on the salt becomes negative?
Na+ and Cl- together NaCl (neutral), equal number of pos. and neg. charges add up to neutral (zero charge): so, it's truetrue
What happens to a material when it loses electron?
a it becomes positively b it becomes negatively charge
How does an atom negatively charge?
An atom becomes negatively charged when it receives an electron from another atom. In other words, if there are more electrons than protons in an atom, it becomes negatively charged.
What happens when a atom gains an electron?
When an atom gains an electron it becomes an ion with a charge of negative one. This charge comes from the electron's negativity, which changes the atom's balanced ratio of electrons to protons.
A cat becomes negatively charged when it's brushed. How does the electric charge on the brush compare to the charge on the cat?
An object becomes negatively charged when electrons are transferred to it from another object it comes in contact with that has a higher negative charge. Therefore, the brush must have more a electrons than the cat and a higher negative charge.
When do you say that an object is negatively charge?
when the object contains more electrons than protons it becomes negatively charged or and Ion.
What happens to a material which gains electrons?
It becomes more negatively charged, since electrons carry a negative charge.
What a neutral atom gains electrons what happens to the atoms overall charge?
It becomes negatively charged.
Why does sodium have a 1 plus charge?
The atom loses one negatively charged electron when it becomes an ion. So, it becomes Na+.
When salt forms from positively charged sodium and negatively charged chlorine the charge on the salt becomes negative?
No. The charge on the salt is neutral.
If an atom gains electrons it become a?
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
How does a body become positively charged?
To charge it positively placed a negatively charge body near it. The positive charge of the sphere is attracted near to the surface close to the negatively charge body. To make it completely positive just earth it (by touching it). This process is known as induction. To charge a body negatively is similar to the aforementioned method.
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.
