Atoms never gain protons; they become positively charge only by losing electrons. A positive ion is called a cation (pronounced: CAT-eye-on). You may have notice that the number of neutrons in each of these ions was not specified.
Atoms never gain protons; they become positively charge only by losing electron.
Explanation:
Atoms never gain protons; they become positively charge only by losing electrons. A positive ion is called a cation (pronounced: CAT-eye-on). You may have notice that the number of neutrons in each of these ions was not specified.
With a physical change you can actually see it change like ice turning into water, then with a chemical change you can't see it change, although within the molecules themselves they change which makes that possible.
