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What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
What is an atom that gives up electrons?
A cation
What is an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons?
A cation.
If an electron is removed from a sodium atom the atom becomes a sodium ion?
Yes, the cation Na+.
What is formed when an atom losses its electrons?
A positively charged cation
When an atom becomes a cation what happens to it's radius?
When an atom becomes a cation, it loses one or more electrons, causing the outermost electron shell to contract. This contraction of the electron cloud results in a decrease in the atomic radius of the cation compared to the neutral atom.
What is the name of a cation in an atom?
The name of a cation in an atom is electron. Cation refers to an ion of negative charge. Since electron is also of the same charge, the cation is electron.
Which atom is the cation in ammonium chloride salt?
No single atom is the cation in ammonium chloride. The cation is polyatomic NH4+1.
An atom that has lost two electrons is called?
This atom become a cation with the electrical charge +2.
Which is larger (a) a cation or the neutral atom from which it forms?
The neutral metal atom is larger than its cation, because to form a cation, the valence energy level of electrons is lost, reducing its radius.
What happens with the electrons when an atom froms a cation and an anion?
A cation is an atom that has lost one or more electrons. An anion is an atom that has gained one or more electrons.
What atom more positive?
An atom is neutral; the cation is positive.
What is the symbol and name for the cation formed when a potassium atom loses one electron?
The symbol for the cation formed when a potassium atom loses one electron is K+, and is named the potassium ion.
What happens when a neutral atom becomes positive?
the excess protons pull harder on the fewer neutrons
What is an atom that gives up electrons?
A cation
Where are the negatively charged particles?
a cation atom
When an atoms loses an electron it?
The atom is said to be ionized. (It can also be said to be oxidised.)
