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Which best describes what happens a neutral atom becomes positive ion?
Cations.
What type of elements become cations metals or non metals?
Metals become cations in solution.
What type of ion is formed by metal atom?
A metal atom tends to lose electrons to form a positively charged ion, known as a cation. The number of electrons lost is equal to the atom's valence electrons, which results in a full outer shell and increased stability.
What is the different and what is the same between an atom and an element?
Atom is neutral while cation is positively charged so cations have less electrons than corresponding atoms, another difference is that cations are always smaller in size as compare to their respective atoms.
Do subscripts represent the relative mass of each type of atom in the compound?
No, subscripts in a chemical formula represent the number of atoms of each element in the compound. The relative mass of each atom is accounted for by the atomic mass of the element found in the periodic table. So, atomic mass, not subscripts, gives you the relative mass of each type of atom in a compound.
Does the atomic no of an element change when its atom get converted into cations or anions?
No, the atomic number of an element does not change when its atom gets converted into cations or anions. The atomic number is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which remains the same during the formation of cations or anions.
What type of chemical reaction involves a metal atom transferring electrons to cations producing a new metal and a cation?
This type of chemical reaction is known as a redox reaction, specifically a single displacement reaction. In this reaction, a metal atom transfers electrons to cations, resulting in the formation of a new metal and cations.
Cations form when an atom gains electrons?
Cations are positive ions, so an atom is supposed to lose electrons to become a cation. Anions are formed when an atom gains electrons.
When electrons are lost from an atom what type of ions are formed?
When electrons are lost from an atom, positively charged ions are formed. These ions are called cations.
What is an atom or group of atoms that have a positive charge?
they are the cations
In a model of an atom what would this symbol represent?
You think probable to the chemical symbol of an element.
When an atom lose electrons in an ionic bond they form what?
they form cations
What are the criteria for the formation of cations?
A cation is formed when an atom loss electrons.
Do cations give or take electrons?
Cations are formed when an atom loses electrons, resulting in a positively charged ion. Therefore, cations give away electrons rather than take them.
Chemical formulas represent the number and element of each type of atom in?
a molecule or compound. Each element is represented by its chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen), and the number of atoms of each element is denoted by a subscript following the symbol (e.g. H2O for water).
What happens when cations form?
an atom loses electrons and becomes positivly charged
What has a Positively or negatively charged atom?
These are ions: positive (cations) and negative (anions).
