Actually both.
Atoms gain electrons to form negatively charged anions whereas when atoms lose electrons positively charged cations are formed.
Ionic bond is the force of attraction between cations and anions
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
To form a molecule, atoms can share, lose, and gain electrons
It gains three, loses five, or shares pairs of electrons
The number of electrons is specific for each element.
other atoms, some loose protons, electrons, and neutrons (which get attached to other atoms and change them) and energy.
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.
Carbon atoms do not readily form ionic bonds because they have 4 valence electrons, which allows them to achieve a stable electron configuration by sharing electrons, forming covalent bonds. Ionic bonding typically occurs between elements with very different electronegativities, leading to one element gaining electrons (becoming a negatively charged ion) and the other losing electrons (becoming a positively charged ion), which is not the case for carbon.
They will loose electrons.
Polar covalent bond. It occurs when there is an unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms, leading to a partial positive and partial negative charge on the atoms involved in the bond. This charge separation results in a dipole moment, giving the molecule a polar nature.
Metals are likely to make anions. So they lose electrons to get a positive charge. The other elements gain electrons and get negatively charged.
To form a molecule, atoms can share, lose, and gain electrons
Yes, for example in the reaction between a metal and a non-metal, metals loose electrons to form cations, and non-metals gain electrons to form anions. The resulting ionic solid is held together by ionic bonds formed due to the electrostatic forces acting between charged ions.
During reaction of metals and non-metals, metal atoms tend to loose electrons and non-metal atoms tend to gain electrons. This transfer of electrons has a predictable offect on the size of the ions that form, and that predictable effect on the size is called the ionic size.
It gains three, loses five, or shares pairs of electrons
The number of electrons is specific for each element.
== == == == The answer is an ionic atom.== ==when it gains an electron, it acquires partial negative charge and it's at.weight increaseswhen it looses electron; it acquires partial positive charge and at.weight decreases