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It would be a positive ion, which is called an anion. (pronounced an-ion)

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When a atom gain or looses a valence electron it become a charged particle called an?

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What forms when an atom has lost or gained electrons?

When an atom looses an electron is called "a cation, when gains is called an "anion".


What happens to an atom when it looses and electron?

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and has a positive charge.


How does an atom maintain a positive charge?

if it looses an electron


What happens when an atom that looses an electron comes in contact with an atom that has gained an electron?

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What is an atom when it looses an electron?

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes positively charged and is called a cation. This loss of an electron changes the balance between protons and electrons, resulting in a net positive charge.


What happens to an atom when it looses an electron?

If an atom loses an electron, its charge becomes a positive. (The process of losing an electron is called OXIDATION, by the way.) Depending on the electron configuration, the atom could become "happy" (because its outer ring is now empty) or it could want to bond with another atom to fill ALL of the spots on its outer electron ring.


What soes an atom become when it losses or get an electron?

If it looses an electron, it becomes positively charged. If it gains one, it becomes negatively charged. These charged species are collectively called ions.


How does an atom becone an ion?

An atom looses or gains electron to become ion. Ions are +ve and -ve atoms.


What happens when atom looses electron?

If an atom loosed electrons then it becomes an ion. The electrical charge in the atom becomes a positive ion.


If an atom either gains or looses the atom called what?

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What is the name of an atom that loses an electron?

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