An atom becomes negatively charged when it gains an electron. However, nothing happens to the subatomic particles.
they repel remember, opposites attract and likes repel.
since an electron is negatively charged, adding an electron to an atom will cause it to become negatively charged.
No! Electrons are negatively charged. A neutral atom gaining a electron will, by necessity, become negatively charged. Cl(-)
It becomes charged. (negatively)
It becomes negatively charged.
negatively charged
They scoot away from each other
They neutralize.
Because it does
they repel remember, opposites attract and likes repel.
since an electron is negatively charged, adding an electron to an atom will cause it to become negatively charged.
It becomes a negatively charged ion.
negatively charged
It then becomes a negatively-charged diamond.
Positively charged and negatively charged electrons are exchanged.
the atom becomes negatively charged
Because the sun is the center of the solar system.