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In CaCl2, Cl- is the anion while Ca2+ is the cation.
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Which atom becomes the cation in calcium chloride?
calcium
In the reaction of calcium with chlorine which atom is oxidized?
calcium + chlorine yields calcium chloride oxidation means loss of electrons, it's the calcium atom the oxidizes into the calcium cation +2. the chlorine is being reduced from chlorine neutral to chloride -1 anion.
If an atom gains electrons it become a?
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium the atom of chlorine does what?
accepts an electron to become the chloride anion, Cl-
What atoms combine and the type of bonding for sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride is an ionically bonded compound formed by the reaction of sodium and chlorine atoms. In the compound, each sodium atom that reacted becomes a positively charged sodium cation and each chlorine atoms that reacted becomes a negatively charged chloride anion.
Which atom becomes the cation in calcium chloride?
calcium
In the reaction of calcium with chlorine which atom is oxidized?
calcium + chlorine yields calcium chloride oxidation means loss of electrons, it's the calcium atom the oxidizes into the calcium cation +2. the chlorine is being reduced from chlorine neutral to chloride -1 anion.
What kinds of ions do a sodium atom and a chlorine atom become when a valence electron is transferred from one the the other?
The sodium atom becomes a sodium cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a chloride anion.
What name is the anion of an ionic compound called when it becomes part of the compound?
If it is a monatomic ion, the ending of its name is changed to -ide. For example, the anion formed by an oxygen atom is called oxide, and the anion formed by the chlorine atom is called chloride.
What happens when a chlorine atom gains an electron in it's outer energy shell?
When a chlorine atom gains an electron in to its outer most energy shell ( reduction) it becomes the chloride anion. Cl(g) + e^- = Cl^-(g)
WHAT atom is the anion in sodium chloride salt?
The anion is chlorine (Cl-).
What happens when chlorine gains an extra electron on the outer shell?
It becomes a negative ion.
If an atom gains electrons it become a?
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
Why is the chloride ion larger than the chloride atom?
The chloride ion is an anion, having one more electron than the chlorine atom.
The ions that are formed when calcium atom and oxygen atom react?
Calcium cation is Ca2+ and oxygen anion is O2-.
An atom with an extra electron becomes a?
Anion.
When the atom becomes an anion what happens to its radius?
The radius of an anion is bigger than the radius of a neutral atom.
