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What is an atom that gains or loses an electron and forms an ion?
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∙ 15y ago
An atom that gains or loses electrons becomes an ion.
NOTE: if the number of electrons becomes more than the number of protons, then it becomes a negatively charged particle (anion) and if the protons becomes larger than the number of electrons, the atom becomes a positively charged particle (cation).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe question contains grammatical errors which may cause multiple answers.
Atoms lose or gain electrons when they form ionic bonds with other atoms to adhere to the "Octet Rule," where they try to have eight electrons in their valence shells to have similar, ideal properties that noble gases have.
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∙ 15y agoit is sometimes called an ionic bond; ionic bonds are only formed with two elements that one is a metal and another is a nonmetal
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∙ 11y agoTo make an atom positively charged, it looses an electron from its original stable form. To make it negatively charged, it gains an electron.
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∙ 15y agoElectrons
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∙ 13y agoIonic.
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If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atoms gains an electron the atom changes into a negative ion and when an atom loses an electron the atom changes into a positive ion.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
What happen when an atom forms an ion?
For an atom to form an ion, it has to either gain or lose one or more electrons. Usually this happens during a chemical reaction, when an element gains or loses electrons to achieve noble gas configuration.
What is molecular ion?
When an atom loses or gains an electron, it forms an ion. Similarly if a molecule also lose or gain an electron it forms a molecular ion ,e.g CH4+ CO+ etc.
What kind of bond forms when an atom loses or gains an electron?
no
What is the result of an atom that gains or loses an electron?
This is called a redox reaction. An atom that loses an electron is oxidized and an atom that gains an electron is reduced.
What happens when an atom loses an electron to another atom?
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charges particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
If a chlorine atom gains or loses a valence electron it becomes a charged particle called an?
Ion. Any atom that loses or gains an electron becomes an ion.
An atom that gains an electron gains what type of ion?
an atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion, called an anion.
When an atom gains or looses electrons what to the charge of atom?
When an atoms gains an electron the atom changes into a negative ion and when an atom loses an electron the atom changes into a positive ion.
An ion id formed when an atom?
gains or loses an electron.
What is a neutral atom that gains or loses electrons?
A neutral atom that subsequently gains or loses one [or more] electrons is called an ion. If it gains an electron [or electrons] it will have a negative charge. If it loses an electron [or electrons] it will have a positive charge.
Ask us anythingAn ion is formed when an atom .?
An ion is formed when an atom gains or loses an electrons or electrons. If it gains an electron, it becomes an anion, and if it loses an electron it becomes a cation.
What does an atom do when it gains an electron?
it forms an ionic bond with the atom it has received an electron from.
What happen when an atom forms an ion?
For an atom to form an ion, it has to either gain or lose one or more electrons. Usually this happens during a chemical reaction, when an element gains or loses electrons to achieve noble gas configuration.
