Ions Flashcards

1
Q

An ——— is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms.

A

ion

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2
Q

An atom that loses some of its electrons becomes ———.

A

positively charged

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3
Q

An atom that loses some of its electrons becomes positively charged.
When this happens, the number of protons becomes ——— than the number of electrons.

A

greater

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4
Q

A positive ion is called a ———.

A

CATION

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5
Q

An atom that loses an electron will still have the same atomic number and mass number.

A

CATION

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6
Q

To form a cation, one or more electrons are ——— from a neutral atom or group of atoms.

A

removed

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7
Q

An atom gains excess electrons becomes ———.

A

negatively charged

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8
Q

An atom gains excess electrons becomes negatively charged.
When this happens, the number of protons is ——— than the number of electrons in the particle.

A

less

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9
Q

A negative ion is called an ———.

A

ANION

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10
Q

An atom that gains extra electrons will have the same mass number and atomic number as the ion that was formed.

A

ANION

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11
Q

In forming anion, one or more electrons are ——— to a neutral atom or group of atoms.

A

added

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12
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In general, formations of ions from elements are ——— to their group numbers in the periodic table.

A

related

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13
Q

For an element belonging to Group IA, Group lIA, or Group IllA to become a ———, it ——— a number of electrons ——— to its group number.

A

cation
loses
equal

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14
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In forming ———, an element belonging to Group VA, Group VIA, or Group VIIA ——— a number of electrons ——— to the number to be added to the group number to make a total of ———.

A

anion
gains
equal
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