Chloride
Cl- This is the symbol of a chlorine ion that gains one electron
When it gains an electron. It then becomes a negative ion.
It gains an electron
ion
when the chlorine atom gains an electron its charge becomes -1. this is because the total number of electrons for chlorine is now 18. protons and electrons have the same atomic number, but when a chlorine ion forms it has one extra electron compared to the number of protons therefore giving it a negative charge of 1.
negative
Cl- This is the symbol of a chlorine ion that gains one electron
When it gains an electron. It then becomes a negative ion.
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
When chlorine gains an electron , it forms an anion. It is represented as Cl-
Cl- This is the symbol of a chlorine ion that gains one electron
It gains an electron
it gains an electron
It becomes an ion.
A negatively charged "ion".
It becomes a negative ion.