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If a neutral atom gains or loses electrons it acquires a charge and becomes an?
This neutral atom become a cation or an anion.
How does a sulfur atom become a sulfur ion?
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).
Bromine atoms always gain one electron when they become an ion which atom has the same number of electrons as a bromine ion?
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.
10 What occurs in an atom to produce an ion?
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 atom that has a positive or negative charge due to having unequal numbers of protons and electrons?
An atom that has a positive or negative charge due to having unequal numbers of protons and electrons is called an ion. If an atom gains electrons, it becomes a negatively charged ion (anion), and if it loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion (cation).
When a neutral atom gains electrons it is then?
This atom become an anion.
When an atom gains electrons what does it become?
It becomes an ion.
When an atom gains an electron what charge does it have?
An atom that gains three electrons will become an ion with a 3- charge.
What does nonmetal atom need to do in order to become an anion?
This atom gains electrons.
What does an atom become when it loses or gains electrons?
it becomes an ion
When an atom loses or gains electron electrons it's become a?
Ion
When an atom gains electrons it becomes positively charged true or false?
False. If an atom gains or loses electrons, the result is called an ion, not a molecule.
If an atom has four valence electrons is it an anion?
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.
If oxygen gains 2 electrons what charge will it have?
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.
If a neutral atom gains or loses electrons it acquires a charge and becomes an?
This neutral atom become a cation or an anion.
How ions form.?
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.
What if an atom gains three electrons?
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.
