The radius of an anion is bigger than the radius of a neutral atom.
When an atom becomes a cation, it loses one or more electrons, resulting in a positive charge and a decrease in its overall radius due to reduced electron-electron repulsion. Conversely, when an atom becomes an anion, it gains one or more electrons, leading to a negative charge and an increase in its overall radius due to increased electron-electron repulsion.
This atom gain two electrons and become an anion.
an atom becomes a cation when the atom loses electrons during a reaction, and it becomes an anion when the atom gains electrons in a reaction it accepts an additional electron.
becomes an anion. Negatively charged.
No, an anion is the atom plus extra electrons which give that atom a negative charge. The anion is thus, always bigger than the original atom.
When an atom becomes a cation, it loses one or more electrons, causing the outermost electron shell to contract. This contraction of the electron cloud results in a decrease in the atomic radius of the cation compared to the neutral atom.
The radius of any anion is larger than the original neutral atom. So phosphide (P^3-) which as gained 3 electrons, has a larger radius than phosphorous (P).
the radius increases when atom is converted to negatively charged anion.
The atomic radius of a cation is smaller than that of its original atom. See the related link for an image example of what this may look like.
This atom gain two electrons and become an anion.
An anion has more electrons than a neutral atom.
If the atom was neutral, it becomes an anion. Since electrons have a (-) charge
The ionic radius of a typical anion is larger than the radius of the corresponding neutral atom. This is because when an atom gains an electron to become an anion, the extra electron increases the electron-electron repulsion, causing the electron cloud to expand, resulting in a larger ionic radius.
Anion.
It becomes an anion.
If an atom loses an electron it becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
an atom becomes a cation when the atom loses electrons during a reaction, and it becomes an anion when the atom gains electrons in a reaction it accepts an additional electron.