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What happens when an electron collides with an atom?

When an electron collides with an atom, it can transfer energy to the atom, causing the atom to become excited or ionized. This can lead to the atom emitting light or undergoing chemical reactions.


What happens when an atom absorbs ultraviolet energy and an electron is involved?

When an atom absorbs ultraviolet energy and an electron is involved, the electron can move to a higher energy level or be ejected from the atom, leading to the atom becoming ionized or excited.


When a neutral atom loses an electron what happens to its size?

When a neutral atom loses an electron, it becomes a positive ion. The loss of an electron reduces the electron-electron repulsion, causing the remaining electrons to be more strongly attracted to the nucleus. This contraction in electron cloud typically results in a smaller ionic size compared to the neutral atom.


What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?

When an atom loses an electron to another atom, it becomes positively charged because it now has more protons than electrons. The atom that gains the electron becomes negatively charged because it now has more electrons than protons. This transfer of electrons creates ions that may attract or repel each other depending on their charges.


What happens when an electron in an atom absorbs energy?

When an electron in an atom absorbs a specific "Quantum" of energy, it will jump to the next specific energy level in the atom. It'll then jump back down, and in so doing releasing light and giving off a signature light spectrum for an element.

Related Questions

What is the only subatomic particle that can jump from atom to atom?

An electron can jump from atom to atom.


What happens when an electron is added to an atom it will acquire?

when an electron is added to an atom, the atom will acquire a negative charge.


What do you think happens to the size of an atom when the atom lose an electron?

It shrinks loosing an electron.


What happens when an atom that has lost an electron in contact with an atom that has gain an electron?

They form an ionic compound.


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.


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

They form an ionic compound.


What happens when an Atom that has lost in electron comes in contact with an Atom that has gained an electron?

They form an ionic compound.


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

They form an ionic compound.


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

An ionic molecule is formed.


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

-Apex: They form an Ionic Compound.


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

-Apex: They form an Ionic Compound.


What happens to an atom's overall charge if it gains an electron?

since an electron is negatively charged, adding an electron to an atom will cause it to become negatively charged.