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An element has it's protons balanced with electrons. The ion of an element is unbalanced: either positively charged if it lost an electron or negatively charged if it gained one.
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What is the difference between ammonia gas and ammonia ion?
What is the difference between ammonia gas and an ammonium ion?
What is the difference between a proton and a hydrogen ion?
an electron
What is the difference between the nitrate ion and the nitride ion?
Nitrate ion is NO3-1 while Nitride is N-3.
Difference between and compound and an element?
a compound is more then one element
The difference between an electrically neutral atom and an ion is that?
The difference is in the number of electrons they have. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons (or atomic number) for that element. In an ion, this is not the case, with either less electrons (an overall positive charge) or more electrons (an overall negative charge) than he neutral atom
What is the difference between an atom an isotope and an ion?
an ion is when an element loses or gains one or more electrons. an isotope is when a element loses or gains one or more neutrons. when one or more proton(s) is/are gained or lost, it becomes a different element.
What is the difference between ammonia gas and ammonia ion?
What is the difference between ammonia gas and an ammonium ion?
What is the main difference between an atom and an ion?
Basically, an ion is when the charge of an element is not what it would normally be. So if you took oxygen, which is naturally a -2 charge, and it lost an electron, it would become an oxygen ion with a charge of -1.
What is the difference between an ion and an electrolyte?
molecules
What is the difference between neutral and atomic atoms?
An ion is an atom with electrical charge, a cation or an anion.Isotopes are atoms of the same element but having different number of neutrons.
Is fluoride ion an element?
The fluoride ion is the ion formed by the element fluorine
What is the difference between a proton and a hydrogen ion?
an electron
What is the difference between an Ion and an Molecule?
Ions are charged.
What is the difference between the nitrate ion and the nitride ion?
Nitrate ion is NO3-1 while Nitride is N-3.
What is the difference between chlorite and chloride?
Chlorite is ClO2- ion whereas chloride is Cl- ion
What is the difference between a parent element and a daughter element?
biology
What is the difference between pyrophosphate and bisphosphate?
The ion biphosphate is (HPO4)2-.The ion pyrophosphate is (P2O7)4-.
