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Cation
A way to remember is that you know electrons are negatively charged, and if an atom loses an electron it becomes positively charged, pos=paws cats have paws positive ions are cations. Anions sounds like anti-ions anti is negative anions are negative.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoA cation i.e positive ion is formed when atoms loses an electron. As no. of proton and electron are equal in neutral atom. As electron is removed the proton becomes greater in no. So a positive ion is formed.
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∙ 14y agoElectrons are negatively charged, so if a neutral atom loses one, the atom becomes positively charged. Positively charged atoms are called cations (if it gains an electron, it becomes more negatively charged and becomes and anion).
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∙ 9y agoWhen an atom loses one or more electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion, called a cation. In a neutral atom, the numbers of protons and electrons are equal. However, when an atom loses electrons, the number of protons remains the same. This results in more positively charged protons than negatively charged electrons, so the overall charge on the ion is positive.
For example, an aluminum atom lose three electrons when forming its cation. A neutral aluminum atom has 13 protons and 13 electrons. When the aluminum atom loses 3 electrons, the resulting aluminum ion has 10 electrons and 13 protons. Since there are now 3 more protons than electrons, it develops an ion with a 3+ charge.
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∙ 15y agoLosing an ion creates a positive charge. This forms a positive ion.
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∙ 13y agoIf an atom loses an electron it loses a negative charge. This will mean the atom now has a positive charge overall because the electron is no longer there to cancel it out.
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∙ 13y agoA positive ion is formed when atoms lose electrons. When a cell gains an electron it becomes negative
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∙ 11y agoWhen an atom loses an electron it becomes a positive ion or cation, because electrons are negatively charged.
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∙ 13y agoA positive ion, because it loses negative charges.
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∙ 14y agoA cation - a positive ion
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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.
If an atom loses 2 electrons when it forms an ion what is its ionic charge?
+2
What Atom picks up or loses electrons and gains a charge?
An atom that has lost or gained an electron or electrons is called an ion. When an atom loses an electron, it forms a positive ion because the protons then outnumber the electrons. When an atom gains an electron, it forms a negative ion because the electrons now outnumber the protons. A positive ion is called a cation (pronounced "cat-ion" not "ca-shun.") A negative ion is called an anion (pronounced "an-ion" not "an-yun.")
What type of atom is formed when an electron is gained or lost by a neutral atom?
That would be an ion.
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 type of ion forms when atom lose electrons?
Losing an ion creates a positive charge. This forms a positive ion.
What type of ion forms when an atom loses protons?
Atoms NEVER lose protons, just electrons.
When a helium atom loses an electron then what is formed?
Type your answer here... when helium atom removes a electron it forms a helium+ ion.(He+)
What is the difference between the formation of a positive ion and a negative ion?
positive ion forms when any electron removes from an atom and an anion called negative ion forms when an atom accepts an additional electron
When Mg forms an ion will the ion be smaller or longer than the atom?
The ion has a smaller diameter.
When a lithium atom forms a Li plus ion the lithium atom does what?
The lithium atom lose an electron.
A charged particle that forms when an atom transfers electrons?
it is an ion
What forms from a neutral atom or molecule by adding electrons to it?
A positive ion, or cation forms.
Does a hydrogen ion is a negatively charged hydrogen atom?
No, typically hydrogen forms a positive ion.
When a positive ion forms?
A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more then electrons.
What happens when a atom forms an ion?
The atom had either lost or gained one or more electrons forming and ion. Thus the ion has an overall electric charge.
A charged particle forms when an atom transfers electrons is an?
A charged particle that forms when an atom transfers electrons is an ion. An atom that loses an electron forms a positively charged ion called a cation; an atom that gains an electron forms a negatively charged ion called an anion.
