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If an atom gains an electron, it becomes an anion, which is negative. Anions are larger than the original atom because of the added electrons.
N + electron(-) --> N(-)
If an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and positively charged. Cations are smaller than the original atom because of the lost electrons. N(2+) = cation
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How many electrons must be gained or lost for each of the following to achieve a noble gas electron configuration Lithium atom Bromine atom Barium ion Helium atom?
sodium must lose 1 electron, helium is a noble gas it is in group 8 check your periodic table, sufide ion must gain 2 electrons
What is the name of electrons in the outermost shell that an atom can gain lose or share with another atom?
A Fluorine atom has an atomic number of 9. Draw out the electron shell diagram for Fluorine. Is a Fluorine atom more likely to gain, lose or share electrons to fill its valence shell?
What do atoms become when they lose or gain an electron?
When atoms lose or gain an electron, they become ions. If an atom loses an electron, it becomes positively charged and is called a cation. If an atom gains an electron, it becomes negatively charged and is called an anion.
Why atom gain electron?
Yea.
Do halogens gain or lose electron when forming compounds?
gain
What an atom has to do to become an ion?
Lose or gain an electron
How Atoms can accept or lose electron's. If an atom loses an electron what will its resulting charge be?
Gain of an electron transform the atom in an anion.Loss of an electron transform the atom in a cation.
Does a metallic atom and a nonmetallic atom both gain electron?
No. A metallic atom will typically lose electrons.
Why does an atom have charge?
The atom may gain or lose an electron either making it positive or negative.
What does many atom ion mean?
ion can be produced when atom lose or gain electron when it lose electron it's converted to cation(+) but when gained it's converted to anion(-)
To form an ion does a sodium atom have to lose or gain a electron?
lose an electron, forms Na+, sodium with a charge of plus one.
What ways can an atom become an ion?
It may lose or gain an electron in its valence shell.
How many electrons must be gained or lost for each of the following to achieve a noble gas electron configuration Lithium atom Bromine atom Barium ion Helium atom?
sodium must lose 1 electron, helium is a noble gas it is in group 8 check your periodic table, sufide ion must gain 2 electrons
Does cl gain or lose to become more stable?
to become stable, it will gain an electron from a metallic atom otherwise it will mutually share electron(s) with another non - metallic atom, or even with itself
Would a chlorine atom lose electrons or gain electrons to become an atom?
A chlorine atom would gain one electron to become an ion because it tends to achieve a stable electron configuration by having a full outer shell of electrons.
Atom A has 17 negative electrons atom B has 18 Atom C has 14 and atom D has 11 Which one would be most likely to lose an electron and gain a positive one?
B WRONG in my opinion New Answer D which has 11 electrons and thus is most likely to lose 1 to get to a noble gas electron configuration. Losing 1 electron it would gain a charge of + 1. Look on the periodic table. Na (sodium) has 11 electrons. You can see it only needs to lose 1 and only 1 to gain noble gas configuration and thus have full outer electron shell. THus it would be easiest for it to lose an electron. Thus Na is the answer. Thus the one with 11 electrons is the answer. THus D is the Answer
When a potassium atom reacts with a bromine atom the potassium atom will?
lose only one electron
