If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion.
Since electrons have a (-) charge
This neutral atom become a cation or an anion.
A sulfur atom becomes a sulfur ion by losing or gaining electrons. If a sulfur atom loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged sulfur ion (sulfur cation). If it gains electrons, it becomes a negatively charged sulfur ion (sulfur anion).
An iodine atom has the same number of electrons as a bromine ion. Both elements belong to the halogen group and have seven valence electrons. When bromine gains one electron to become an ion, it will have a full outer shell with eight electrons, the same electron configuration as iodine.
An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses electrons. If an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged (anion) because it has more electrons than protons. If an atom loses electrons, it becomes positively charged (cation) because it has more protons than electrons.
An electrified atom is an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons, resulting in a net electric charge. When an atom gains electrons, it becomes negatively charged (anion), and when it loses electrons, it becomes positively charged (cation).
This atom become an anion.
It becomes an ion.
An atom that gains three electrons will become an ion with a 3- charge.
This atom gains electrons.
it becomes an ion
Ion
False. If an atom gains or loses electrons, the result is called an ion, not a molecule.
No, having four valence electrons does not determine whether an atom is an anion. An anion is formed when an atom gains electrons to have a negative charge. If the atom with four valence electrons gains four more electrons, it would become an anion.
It would have a negative charge. It would be a negative ion with a 2+ charge.Remember: when an atom gains electrons they become NEGATIVE.when an atom loses electrons they become POSITIVE.
This neutral atom become a cation or an anion.
Ions are formed when an atom gains or loses electrons and gets charged. If an atom gains electrons, number of electrons exceed from the number of proton and hence an atom gets negatively charged. Similarly if an atom looses electrons the total number of protons become more than the number of electrons.. and the atom becomes positively charged.
If an atom gains three electrons, it will become negatively charged because electrons are negatively charged particles. This will result in the formation of a negatively charged ion. The number of protons in the nucleus of the atom will still determine its atomic number and identity.