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a cation gains electrons and has a positive charge while a anion loses electrons and has a negative charge

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Are radioactive isotopes produced when atoms lose electrons?

When atoms lose electrons cations are produced.


Do actinides and lanthanides lose electrons when combining?

Actinides and lanthanides lose electrons and form cations.


What are atoms which lose electrons to become stable known as?

cations


How does a cation form?

A cation forms when an atom loses one or more electrons, resulting in a positively charged ion. This loss of electrons leaves the atom with more protons than electrons, creating an overall positive charge.


When an atom lose electrons in an ionic bond they form what?

they form cations


What are metals called after they lose electrons?

They become cations, positive ions.


Do anions and cations share electrons during ionic bonding?

No, anions and cations do not share electrons during ionic bonding. In ionic bonding, cations lose electrons to anions, resulting in the formation of an ionic bond based on electrostatic attraction between the positively and negatively charged ions.


Cations are formed when neutral atoms lose?

Cations are formed when neutral atoms lose electrons, leading to a positive charge. This loss of electrons results in a higher number of protons compared to electrons in the atom, creating an overall positive charge.


When metals combine with nonmetals the metallic atom tends to?

lose electrons and form cations.


Atoms like sodium and lithium often lose electrons, which makes them?

The kind of atom that likes to be oxidized.


How are cation formed?

Cations are formed when they give up electrons in ionic bonding.


Cations form when an atom gains electrons?

Cations are positive ions, so an atom is supposed to lose electrons to become a cation. Anions are formed when an atom gains electrons.