Its C. Anions gain electrons without gaining protons. This increased negative charge with no increase in positive charge allows electrons to orbit farther from the nucleus; therefore the ions are larger.
its c. anions gain electrons without gaining protons. this increased negetive charge with no increase in positive chare allows electrons to orbit farther from the nuculeus; therefore the ions are larger.
Answer A is correct: there are more electrons than protons. However, if a particle is an anion, it is not an atom. Atoms are electrically neutral.
When an atom forms an ion, the outer shell of the ion will have gained or lost electrons to achieve a full valence shell. For cations (positive ions), the outer shell will have fewer electrons than the neutral atom. For anions (negative ions), the outer shell will have more electrons than the neutral atom.
An ion is an atom that carries a charge because it has more or less electrons than its neutral form. An electron weighs less than 0.06% of a proton and doesn't take up any real space, therefore an ion is not different in size than its neutral atom.
Its C. Anions gain electrons without gaining protons. This increased negative charge with no increase in positive charge allows electrons to orbit farther from the nucleus; therefore the ions are larger.
its c. anions gain electrons without gaining protons. this increased negetive charge with no increase in positive chare allows electrons to orbit farther from the nuculeus; therefore the ions are larger.
Cation is always smaller than corresponding neutral atom.
Answer A is correct: there are more electrons than protons. However, if a particle is an anion, it is not an atom. Atoms are electrically neutral.
Yes, because anions are always bigger than the atom in its ground state. Cations are smaller
An anion is formed by gaining electrons, leading to an increase in the electron cloud's size compared to the original atom. This enlargement results in the anion having a larger ionic radius than the neutral atom from which it originated.
An element is larger than an atom. An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element, while an element consists of multiple atoms bonded together to form a substance with unique chemical properties.
The neutral metal atom is larger than its cation, because to form a cation, the valence energy level of electrons is lost, reducing its radius.
Metal ions are smaller than the neutral atoms they came from.
The additional electron(s) go into the next available orbit, so the anion is always slightly larger than the neutral analog.
Barium has a larger atomic radius than tin.
Potassium has a larger ionic radius than sulfur.