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No. Atoms can gain and lose electrons but seldom gain or lose protons.
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∙ 10y agotrue or false;do atoms oftenlose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons
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Why can't an atom loose or gain a proton?
Atoms actually can loose neutrons, but they can't lose protons if they are to remain the same element. Loss of neutrons changes the atom into an isotope of its basic structure. It does not impact the atoms atomic number, just its atomic weight. Loss of protons would change the atoms atomic number. The atomic number defines what the atom is and its location on the periodic table. If an atom loses a proton or a group of protons, as happens in atomic fission, it forms two or more smaller atoms and releases the binding energy as energy to the overall system.
What do atoms form?
Protons and neutrons When atoms bond, a molecule is formed. When protons and neutrons bond, a nucleus is formed. When a nucleus and the necessary electrons bond, an atom is formed.
What do atoms gain or lose when they bond?
If the chemical bond is ionic, an electron is gained or lost. If it is covalent, the electron is shared equally; if it is polar covalent, the electron is shared unequally. If the bond is intermolecular, no parts of the atom are actually shared, gained, or lost; the atom itself is simply attracted to other atoms.
Do atoms of the halogen family of elements typically gain two electrons when they react?
No, they gain only one electron per atom.
What is the diffent between an atom and an ion?
An atom has the same number of protons and electrons. Thus, the charge is neutral. An ion is a charged atom, which means it has a charge of some type (positive or negative). If a lithium atom (3 protons and 3 electrons) gains two electrons, it will become an ion with a charge of 2-. If it loses 3 electrons, it will become an ion with a charge of 3+
Is this true atoms lose protons but seldom lose or gain electrons?
i really don't know so can someone answer it that knows
Is most atoms have more electrons than proton?
No. Atoms have the same number of protons and electrons. When atoms gain or lose electrons they are called ions.
What is a charged particle because it had more or fewer electrons then protons?
Cations are positively charged ions formed when atoms lose electrons. So they have less electrons than protons. Anions are negatively charged ions formed when atoms gain electrons. So they have more electrons than protons.
What do you get if an atom gains or loses protons?
If atoms gain electrons, negatively charged anions are formed. If atoms lose electrons, positively charged cations are formed.
What are charged atoms due to a loss or gain of electrons?
all charged particles are ions. cations are positive meaning they have more protons than electrons. anions are negative meaning they have more electrons than protons
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is it true or false that atoms often lose proton but seldom lose or gain electrons
What is true about all anions?
Atoms are not anions. An atom is an electrically neutral particle with equal numbers of protons and electrons. An atom becomes an anion by gaining more electrons, so becoming negatively charged.
An atom becomes and ion with a change of?
The number if electrons it has. Neutral atoms have the same number of protons (pos charge) as electrons (neg charge). When atoms gain or lose electrons (to become more stable), they become ions.
What does an atom have more electrons or protons?
Normally it has an equal amount of both, but it can lose and gain electrons. This gives it an electrical charge. If there are more protons than electrons the charge is positive and if there are more electrons the charge is negative.Added:But charged particles are called IONS, not atoms.
When atoms lose or gain electrons they from?
When atoms lose or gain electrons, they form ions. These are charged particles.
Is atomic number the number of electrons in an atom?
Technically it is the number of protons, which is the same as the number of electrons in a neutral atom. But since most atoms can either gain or lose electrons to form ions it is still best to base atomic number on the protons.
What atoms tend to gain two electrons to form a anion?
se and sometimes gain electrons. Atoms with eight valence electrons do not easily lose electrons
