What is an atom that has gained or lost an electron?
is it an ion or ionic or ionic bond????I'm so bad at science argh.
2006-12-21 10:43:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
An ion is an atom that has gained or lost electrons, an ionic bond is when a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion form a bond due to their opposite charges.
2006-12-21 10:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by sandburg_pat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
metalic atoms lose electrons
Non-metalic atoms gain electrons
Both are ions and are present in ionc compounds by way of ionic bonds.
2006-12-21 19:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Knight M.D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called an ion.
ionic discribes something, and ionic bond is a type of bond in which both atoms turn into an ion.
2006-12-21 18:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by out of it 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ionic bond - atom steals or looses an electron
covalent bond - a mean spirited fight between atoms over electrons
2006-12-21 18:47:50 · answer #4 · answered by odonata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ion :)
2006-12-21 19:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by ala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋