what is ion?

Question

How we can explain for a child what is ion?
I would like to see a vedio explaining what is ion, and how the atom become an ion?

Answer 1

An ion is an atom, group of atoms, or subatomic particle with a net electric charge

Answer 2

Ions are subatomic particles without any electrical charges. Like protons, neutrons, and electrons. There all the structure of an atom.
Ions cannot be seen as they are very small. It needs a powerful micriscope to see an ion.

Answer 3

of atoms, or subatomic particle with a net electric charge. The simplest ions are the electron (single negative charge, e−), proton (a hydrogen ion, H+, positive charge), and alpha particle (helium ion, He2+, consisting of two protons and two neutrons) . A negatively charged ion, which has more electrons in its electron shells than it has protons in its nuclei, is known as an anion, for it is attracted to anodes; a positively-charged ion, which has fewer electrons than protons, is known as a cation (pronounced cat-eye-on), for it is attracted to cathodes. An ion with a single atom is called a monatomic ion, and an ion with more than one is called a polyatomic ion. Larger ions containing many atoms are called molecular ions. The process of converting into ions and the state of being ionized is called ionization. The recombining of ions and electrons to form neutral atoms is called recombination. A polyatomic anion that contains oxygen is sometimes known as an oxyanion.

Atomic and polyatomic ions are denoted by a superscript with the sign of the net electric charge and the number of electrons lost or gained, if more than one. For example: H+, SO42−.

A collection of non-aqueous gas-like ions, or even a gas containing a proportion of charged particles, is called a plasma, often called the fourth state of matter because its properties are quite different from solids, liquids, and gases. Astrophysical plasmas containing predominently a mixture of electrons and protons, may make up as much as 99.9% of the visible universe [1]. The positively charged proton is about 1836 times more massive than the negatively charged electron.

Answer 4

you seem to have a grasp of what an ion is... it comes from an atom (most people wouldn't know this).

atoms come in many types. each type of atom differs only by the number of positive charges in its nucleus. a neutral atom has the same amount of negative charges floating around the nucleus as there are positive charges inside the nucleus. when the amounts of positive and negative charges differ from one another in the same atom, that atom is now an ion. this imbalance is created by either gaining or losing an electron(s).

definitely look at wikipedia for help with your future questions.

Answer 5

Neither an atom or an ion can be seen as they are very small.
Once an atom is charged with +ve charge it moves towards -ve charge
Ion is a electrically charged atom

Answer 6

An ion is a charged partical. It can be a cation which is positive or an anion which is negative. Everything has a charge that makes it work. I would tell your child it is like electricity that is small and you cannot see.