Electrons have a negative charge, so they are usually written as "e-". When an atom loses an electron, the net charge on the atom increases.
Suppose a hydrogen atom is hanging out (note that hydrogen is diatomic, but ignore that part for now) and somehow loses its electron. The electron will get taken up by something else with a positive charge (opposite charges attract each other). In general it would look something like the following:
H -> H+ + e-
This positively charged hydrogen (H+ on the products side) is considered a Cation (cation's are positive as they have a T in them that looks like a +, anions don't have a T so they are what we call negatively charged anions).
cation
Positively Charged. When an atom is a stable state, it has the same number of protons as electrons. when it loses some electrons, there are more protons than electrons and thus the overall charge of that atom is positive.
It becomes a cation.
A positive ion of helium.
A positive ion.
As a neutral atom lose an electron then it becomes a positive ion As it gains an electron then it becomes a negative ion
The atom becomes an ion
Ion.
The atom that gains electron becomes an anion. The atom that loses electron becomes a cation.
A sodium atom would lose a electron so it would become a Na+ ion
it becomes a positive ionit becomes a positive ion
If an atom gains an electron, it becomes an anion, which is negative. Anions are larger than the original atom because of the added electrons. N + electron(-) --> N(-) If an atom loses an electron, it becomes a cation and positively charged. Cations are smaller than the original atom because of the lost electrons. N(2+) = cation
A positive ion is formed when atoms lose electrons. When a cell gains an electron it becomes negative
Its charge lose an negative charge. So it is positively charged. +1
yes...on gaining an electron, the atom becomes an anion i.e. negatively charged ion.
This atom lose an electron.
The atom then becomes negatively charged