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The atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion?
Yes. An atom that has gained one or more electrons is a negatively charged ion called an anion, and an atom that has lost one or more electrons is a positively charged ion called a cation.
What form when atoms lose or gain electrons and become positively or negatively charged?
If you are asking what it is called, when an atom looses or gains electrons it is called an ion. Electrons are negative, so when an atom looses electrons it becomes more positive and is called an cation. So, when an atom gains electrons it becomes more negative and is called an anion.
When an atom loses one or more electrons this atom becomes a?
An atom which has lost an electrons forms a positive ion which is called cation. ANSWER: ADDENDUM A nucleus does not loose an electrons it just has temporarily misplaced an electrons by am external force. That electron will be practically replace immediately by an electron from the next nucleus that is how electron current is generated and sustained
What is an atom called when the number of protons is not equal to the number of electrons?
An ion. If there are less electrons than protons, the atom gains a positive charge and is called a cation. If there are more electrons than protons, the atom gains a negative charge and is called an anion.
Is electrons share unequally in ionic bond?
Yes, The electrons are unequally shared in an Ionic Bond. One atom has more electrons than the other atom. Every Atom has Electrons that are called Valence Electrons. These Valence Electrons are the electrons in the outer shell of the Bohr Model of the atom. There should be a stable number of Valence electrons (2 or 8) for an atom to be completely stable. To stabilize the valence electrons the atom bonds with other atoms. One type of bond is called ionic bond where one atom gives up a certain number of electrons to be stable and another atom gains all of those lost atoms.
Atom that has equal number of protons and electrons?
That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.That is called a neutral atom, because it has no electric charge. If the atom has an electric charge (i.e., it has more protons than electrons, or more electrons than protons), it is called an ion.
When an atom gains an electron the resulting particle is called what?
A cation is a positively charged particle formed by the loss of one or more electrons from an atom.
What is the atom with the most electrons than protons is called?
If you mean an atom with more electrons than protons it is called an ion. More specifically an anion (negatively charged)
The atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion?
Yes. An atom that has gained one or more electrons is a negatively charged ion called an anion, and an atom that has lost one or more electrons is a positively charged ion called a cation.
If an atom has lost more protons than electrons it is called a ion?
If the atom has more electrons than protons, then yes it is an ion.
What form when atoms lose or gain electrons and become positively or negatively charged?
If you are asking what it is called, when an atom looses or gains electrons it is called an ion. Electrons are negative, so when an atom looses electrons it becomes more positive and is called an cation. So, when an atom gains electrons it becomes more negative and is called an anion.
When there are more protons than electrons what are they called?
Then such an atom is called a Cation
What is an ion that has lost or gained electrons called?
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion. An atom that has gained one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion. An atom that has lost one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation.
The nucleus and all electrons in an atom?
That would be called the atom itself since it consists of the nucleus and one or more electrons
When is an atom called ion?
An ion is a electrically charged atom (negative ion) has more electrons that protons and positive ion has more protons that electrons)
What does oxidation mean in terms of electrons?
Oxidation describes the loss of electrons by a molecule, atom or ion and if it helps you more
A charged atom is?
A charged atom is an ion. An atom that has lost one or more electrons becomes a positively charged ion called a cation. An atom that has gained one or more electrons becomes a negatively charged ion called an anion.
