1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Temka [501]
3 years ago
14

An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called _____.

Biology
2 answers:
xxMikexx [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A Cation

Explanation:

When an element loses (or gives in) electrons in a chemical bond, the amount of protons overlaps the amount of electrons and it becomes an electrically positive system called a cation.

Cations may be monoatomic when formed by a single atom or polyatomic when formed by more than one atom.

In addition, the amount of electrons lost (or donated) indicates which type of cation is classified into monovalent (1+ charged), bivalent (2+ charged) or trivalent (3+ charged) cations.

Some examples of cations:

  • K⁺¹ (Potassium)
  • Zn⁺² (Zinc)
  • Al⁺³ (Aluminum)
BartSMP [9]3 years ago
3 0
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called an ion
You might be interested in
most modern plants are flowering plants, or angiosperms what is the importance of angiosperms to humans​
Umnica [9.8K]

Answer:

Angiosperms

Explanation:

Angiosperms are important to humans in many ways, but the most significant role of angiosperms is as food. Wheat, rye, corn, and other grains are all harvested from flowering plants.

6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following depicts a molecule of DNA?
allochka39001 [22]
The answer for this question would be B
7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Where can you find a biodiversity hotspot
Katarina [22]
From the med. terranian basin to the mountains of central asia.
7 0
3 years ago
Looking at the picture above, what would be the 3 base sequence on the tRNA molecule that compliments the mRNA strand?
anygoal [31]
The answer is A because with rna G and C always go together and A and U always go together
5 0
3 years ago
Every time you get an X-ray how much radiation are you exposed to?​
OleMash [197]

Answer:

To put it simply, the amount of radiation from one adult chest x-ray (0.1 mSv) is about the same as 10 days of natural background radiation that we are all exposed to as part of our daily living.

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Help please ❤❤❤
    9·2 answers
  • CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS QUESTION ASAP
    9·2 answers
  • Enter the molecular formula for butane, C4H10. Express your answer as a chemical formula.
    13·1 answer
  • Which class of organic compunds stores energy as fat
    8·1 answer
  • The sugar in RNA is, the sugar in DNA is
    8·1 answer
  • 4
    7·1 answer
  • All of these are fossil fuels, except:
    5·1 answer
  • Explain why chloroplasts are found only in plant cells?​
    14·2 answers
  • The endocrine system regulates the body through hormone release. Like the nervous system, what does the endocrine system help ma
    5·1 answer
  • Amkphgnezr​<br>join join​
    9·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!