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When atoms combine what do they gain or lose?
When atoms combine to form molecules, they can gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration. This process allows atoms to fill their outermost electron shell and attain a more stable, lower energy state.
Why do you think atoms lose electrons to or gain electrons from other atoms?
to become stable
Do all atoms tend to lose electrons?
No, not all atoms tend to lose electrons. Atoms can gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. The tendency to lose or gain electrons depends on factors such as the number of valence electrons and the element's position on the periodic table.
What name is given to the electrons of an atom that can be gained or lost in a chemical reaction?
Cation: Are the atoms that lose an electron so they become Positive.Anion: Are the atoms that gain an electron so they become Negative.Learn & Enjoy
Do ion share electrons with other atoms?
Ions do not share electrons with other atoms. Ions are formed when atoms gain or lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Positive ions (cations) lose electrons, while negative ions (anions) gain electrons.
Atoms gain or lose electrons to achieve?
A stable electron configuration.
What give or take electrons?
Atoms can gain or lose electrons to become charged particles called ions. When atoms gain electrons, they become negatively charged ions, while atoms that lose electrons become positively charged ions. This transfer of electrons allows atoms to achieve a more stable state by filling their outer electron shell.
What an atom has to do to become an ion?
Lose or gain an electron
When atoms combine what do they gain or lose?
When atoms combine to form molecules, they can gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration. This process allows atoms to fill their outermost electron shell and attain a more stable, lower energy state.
Which atoms that gain or lose an electron?
For example metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
What do atoms gain or lose when they bond?
If the chemical bond is ionic, an electron is gained or lost. If it is covalent, the electron is shared equally; if it is polar covalent, the electron is shared unequally. If the bond is intermolecular, no parts of the atom are actually shared, gained, or lost; the atom itself is simply attracted to other atoms.
How can a nitrogen atom become an ion?
In a nitrogen atom's ground state, it has five atoms. The electron will have to gain three electrons to become stable.
Atoms of metals do what with electrons to become stable while atoms nonmetals tend to do what to electrons to become stable?
Choices: a) eject, retain B) lose, gain c) retain,gain d) gain, lose e) lose, retain
When nonmetals and metals react which atoms gain electron?
The non-metallic atoms will gain electrons, while the metallic atoms will lose electrons to become ions. An ionic compound is thus formed and all ions will have the noble gas configuration/structure.
To form ions atoms gain or lose?
When ions are formed atoms can lose or gain electrons. If they lose and electron they become positively charged. This is typical for [although not exclusive to] metals in chemical reactions. If they gain an electron the become negatively charged. This is typical for [although not exclusive to] non-metals in chemical reactions. Electrons can also be knocked out of an atom by radiation. Again the atom would be come positively charged under these circumstances.
Why some atom lose electron and some gain electron?
Atoms lose or gain electrons in order to achieve a stable electron configuration, usually with a full outer energy level. Atoms with fewer electrons than a full outer level will lose electrons to achieve a more stable configuration, while atoms with more electrons than a full outer level will gain electrons to reach stability. This process allows atoms to achieve the same electron configuration as noble gases, which are known for their stability.
Why do atoms want to gain or lose electrons in the first place?
The theory is that some electrons are only weakly held to their atoms (they are in an outer electron shell). Some other atoms have an outer electron shell that is not fully complete and is able to attract electrons away from atoms that have loosely-held ones. Both these atoms then become ions, one charged positvely (having lost an electron) and some negatively (having gained one).
