An ion that has gained an electron is called an anion. This process occurs when a neutral atom or molecule acquires an extra electron, resulting in a negative charge. Anions play important roles in various chemical reactions and are commonly found in ionic compounds.
Atoms that have lost or gained electron(s) are called ions. If they are positively charged (lost an electron(s)), they are called cations. If they are negatively charged (gained an electron(s), they are called anions.
a negative ion means that an electron(s) has been gained. therefore, there will be a higher number of electrons than protons, as the number of protons will not change
A negative ion has gained one or more electrons to become negatively charged, while its parent atom is neutral with an equal number of protons and electrons. This means the negative ion has more electrons than its parent atom.
Sulfur typically forms a -2 ion (S²⁻) by gaining two electrons. The electron configuration for a neutral sulfur atom is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁴. For the S²⁻ ion, the electron configuration becomes 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶, which is the same as that of argon, indicating that it has achieved a stable noble gas configuration.
Atoms that gain electrons are called anions, and atoms that loose electrons are called cations
Atoms that have lost or gained electron(s) are called ions. If they are positively charged (lost an electron(s)), they are called cations. If they are negatively charged (gained an electron(s), they are called anions.
Gained or lost electron(s).
No, atoms are neutral. Atoms can be charged by adding or deleting an electron(s). A charged atom is an ion. An atom that has lost one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation. An atom that has gained one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.
An ion is a charged species (+ or - charge). It arises from the loss or gain of an electron(s). Examples:Sodium is Na; sodium cation is Na^+. The sodium atom has lost an electron. Chlorine is Cl; chloride anion is Cl^-. The chlorine atoms has gained an electron. NH4^+ is the ammonium cation. CN^- is the cyanide anion.
a negative ion means that an electron(s) has been gained. therefore, there will be a higher number of electrons than protons, as the number of protons will not change
When an atom gains or loses an electron, it forms an ion. If an atom gains an electron, it becomes a negatively charged ion (anion), and if it loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged ion (cation).
Electron(s).
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A negative ion has gained one or more electrons to become negatively charged, while its parent atom is neutral with an equal number of protons and electrons. This means the negative ion has more electrons than its parent atom.
The number represents the charge on the ion. The number is the quantity of electrons lost or gained by the elemental atom to become an ion. Thus gaining 1 electron makes the ion -1, because the electron is negatively charged. Losing an electron results in a positively charged ion +1. So if two electrons are gained the charge is -2. These numbers are also called oxidation numbers, representing the oxidation state of the element as the ion.
Sulfur ion typically has a 2- charge (S^2-) due to gaining two electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Chlorine ion usually has a 1- charge (Cl^-) by gaining one electron to reach a stable electron configuration. Energetically, sulfur ion tends to form compounds with metals in higher oxidation states compared to chlorine ion.
A positive ion can become a neutral atom by gaining electrons. When a positive ion gains one or more electrons, it becomes neutral because the negative charge of the electron(s) cancels out the positive charge of the ion.