Elements do not have "positive" or "negative" charges. So just leave the word "element" out. The element has three protons and three electrons. Lithium does tend to share its one valence electron with almost anything else.
An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.
An atom with an electric charge is called an ion. An ion is the result of an imbalance in the number of protons and electrons. If there is more protons than electrons then your atom will have a positive charge. If more electons then it will have a negative charge.
Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge.
Such an atom would be neutral - no electric charge.
Yes, an ion is an atom or molecule that has an electric charge. This charge is due to the loss or gain of electrons, resulting in a net positive or negative charge.
The electric charge of lithium is +1.
If a fluorine atom were to attract an extra electron from a lithium atom, the lithium atom would become a positive charge because it loses an electron.
The formation of a lithium ion from a lithium atom is considered an oxidation reaction because the lithium atom loses an electron during the process. Oxidation is the loss of electrons by a species, and in this case, the lithium atom goes from having 0 charge to +1 charge as it loses an electron to become a lithium ion.
The lithium atom would lose an electron to the bromine atom, becoming positively charged. This is because lithium has one valence electron, and by losing it to bromine (which has seven valence electrons and can gain one more to achieve a full octet), lithium forms a cation with a +1 charge.
Atomic lithium has no charge whereas its ion has a +1 charge.
An atom with an electrical charge is called an ion.
If a fluorine atom were to attract an extra electron from lithium, the lithium atom would become a positive charge. This is because it would lose an electron, leaving it with a net positive charge due to the loss of a negatively charged electron.
An ion of any element has a nonzero electric charge while the "normal" atoms of the same element have zero electric charge. Atoms become ions either by losing electrons or by gaining electrons. Lithium (being on the left side of the Periodic Table) will usually tend to lose electrons, becoming positively charged.
When an atom has an electric charge it is called an ion.
The charge of a lithium atom after forming an ion is typically +1. This is because lithium, which has three protons and three electrons in its neutral state, tends to lose one electron to achieve a more stable configuration, resulting in a positive charge of +1.
litium ATOM will be nuetral, a lithimum ION will be 1+
When an atom has an electric charge it is called an ion.