When an atom that has no charge loses two electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion, specifically a cation. The loss of negatively charged electrons results in an overall positive charge because the number of protons (which are positively charged) remains unchanged. For example, if a neutral atom of sodium (Na) loses two electrons, it becomes Na²⁺.
When a sodium atom forms an ion, it loses one electron from its outer shell. This loss of an electron leaves the sodium atom with a positive charge, as it now has one more proton than electrons. This results in the formation of a sodium ion, specifically a sodium cation with a charge of +1.
A Positive Charge.
An atom that loses one electron is called a cation. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes positively charged due to the imbalance between the number of protons (positive charge) and electrons (negative charge). For example, when a sodium atom (Na) loses one electron, it forms a sodium cation (Na⁺).
This single atom remain an atom of krypton !
The Sodium atom with be positively charged [it will have a single positive charge]
When an atom that has no charge loses two electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion, specifically a cation. The loss of negatively charged electrons results in an overall positive charge because the number of protons (which are positively charged) remains unchanged. For example, if a neutral atom of sodium (Na) loses two electrons, it becomes Na²⁺.
When a sodium atom forms an ion, it loses one electron from its outer shell. This loss of an electron leaves the sodium atom with a positive charge, as it now has one more proton than electrons. This results in the formation of a sodium ion, specifically a sodium cation with a charge of +1.
A Positive Charge.
When a sodium atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged sodium ion (Na+). This is because when an electron is lost, the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom is greater than the number of electrons, resulting in a net positive charge.
The sodium ion has less electrons than protons whereas the sodium atom has an equal amount of protons and electrons
The electrical charge of a sodium atom that loses an electron would be +1. This is because sodium has 11 protons and normally 11 electrons, but losing one electron would result in 10 electrons, giving it a net positive charge of +1.
No. Electrons have a negative charge and so removing one from the atom will give it a positive charge.
A sodium atom has a positive charge because it loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, leaving it with more protons than electrons. This imbalance creates a net positive charge on the sodium atom.
The charge of a sodium atom that has lost 1 electron is +1. This is because sodium normally has 11 protons and 11 electrons, but when it loses 1 electron, it now has 11 protons and 10 electrons, resulting in a net positive charge of +1.
This single atom remain an atom of krypton !
it gets positive charge