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So that it is stable. A stable ion means that it is no longer reactive and can be used in daily life. Salt is a good example of this. Salt is etable because it has found an atom with which it can share 8 valence electrons with.

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A positively charged ion will bond with?

A negative charge attracts a positive charge and repels a negative charge. OPPOSITES ATTRACT ;)


What is it called when atom has a positive or negative charge?

When an atom has a positive or negative charge, it is called an ion. A positively charged ion is called a cation, while a negatively charged ion is called an anion. Ion formation occurs when an atom gains or loses electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.


What would you do to turn a negative charged atom into a neutral atom?

you would add the appropiate number of positive atoms to balence out the atom. for example if an atom has a charge of -5 you would add 5 positvly charged atoms to make the overall charge 0. that will make it a neutral atom.


Do positive objects contain only positive charges?

No, positive objects can contain a mix of positive and negative charges. For example, in an atom, the nucleus contains positive protons while the surrounding electron cloud contains negative electrons.


When an atom has different amounts of protons and electrons it is called an?

An Ion. An ion can have an overall positive or negative charge. The negative charge of an electron exactly cancels the positive charge of a proton, so when an atom has an equal number of both, it carries zero charge. An ion with more protons than electrons has a positive charge, and is more specifically termed a cation. An ion that has more electrons than protons, and therefore a negative overall charge, is called an anion.

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Can ion have a positive and negative charge?

An ion is either a positive charged or a negative charged atom. Negative ions have one or more extra electrons, and positive ones have one or more electrons not there.


Can ions have positive and negative charge?

An ion's charge will be either positive or negative, but not both. The charges are mutually exclusive. A positive ion is called a cation, and a negative ion is called an anion.


Why does a positive ion bond with a negative ion?

To become more stable: positive+negative=neutral. Neutral is more stable than positive and/or negative.


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Zinc ion (cation) is positive.


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What is a positive and negative ion?

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Is acetate positive negative?

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What is a positive sodium ion and a negative chloride ion?

Sodium chloride is very useful. Sodium ion is the positive ion.


How do you write the positive ion and negative ion for CaS?

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Is fat salt?

A salt is what is formed when a negative ion pairs up with a positive ion to neutralize their respective charges. A fat is a fairly complex molecule that has a glyceride, and a few chain of faty acids. They are very different molecules .