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What is the loss or gain of an electron?
electrons... and thus one unit of negative charge....
What is a charge in an atom?
An atom can either have a positive or negative charge, and a charged atom is called an ion. If an atom loses an electron to another atom, it becomes a positive ion. If an atom gains an electron, it becomes a negative ion.
How is the charge on an individual atom represented?
The charge of an atom as a whole is zero. We can give the charge of a nucleus. If any electron, negatively charged one, go out of atom then the atom gets positive charge and it is named as positive ion. Same way if excess electrons get cling with the neutral atom then the atom becomes a negative ion.
What is the charge on the ion typically formed by each element?
Metals tend to form cations, or ions with a positive charge. Nonmetals tend to form anions, or ions with a negative charge. Remember that ions form to put the element in noble gas configuration with 8 valence electrons. Elements forming ions will take the most direct addition or subtraction of electrons to achieve this.
What happens to an atom when it loses a electron?
When an Atom Loses an electron (Negative (-) particle), it then contains One more proton than electrons and becomes a Positive (+) particle or An 'Ion' and, in this case will have a Positive Charge (+).It gets this way when it reacts with another atom like Chlorine which gains an electron to become a Negative (-) 'Ion'.Example: Sodium, Na, becomes Na(1+) Ion by losing an electron.Chlorine, Cl, becomes Cl(1-) Ion by gaining an electron.The 2 Ions will chemically combine to form a Neutral (no charge) compound of Salt, NaCl.
What a negative charge?
A negative charge is the opposite of an ion. An Ion with a negative charge becomes an Anion. Normally with a negative charge they are called Electrons. See electrons for more help
What charge is a negative?
A charge which is not a positive charge is a negative charge.
What particles will have a negative charge?
An electron has a negative charge. Also an ion in which there are more electrons than protons has a negative charge. Such an ion is called as anion.
Is an ion atom with a charge?
An ion is an atom with a positive or negative charge.
Is there a limit to the negative charge that can occur on an ion?
Yes, there is a limit to negative charge that can occur on an ion.
What is the charge on hydroxide ion?
negative one
What is the charge for bicarbonate ion?
The charge for the bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) is -1.
What is the charge of an ion that gained electrons?
If the ion is positive, then the loss of an electron will result in the ion having one greater positive charge. (A +3 ion will be +4.) If the ion is negative, then the loss of an electron will result in the ion being one less negative than it was previously. (A -4 ion wil be -3. A -1 ion will be neutral and have a zero charge.)
When an ion gains electrons What is the charge?
Negative, when the ion gains an electron. When an ion loses an electron it becomes positive.
Do atom have a negative charge?
The hydroxide ion, OH-, has a negative charge of 1-.
Does an ion have a charge?
An ion does have a charge. That is what makes it an ion.
Can ions have positive and negative charge?
An ion's charge will be either positive or negative, but not both. The charges are mutually exclusive. A positive ion is called a cation, and a negative ion is called an anion.
