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No, the charge on salt (sodium chloride) is neutral. Sodium has a +1 charge and chlorine has a -1 charge. When they combine to form salt, the +1 charge of sodium cancels out the -1 charge of chlorine, resulting in a neutral compound.
When atoms lose or gain electrons and become positively or negatively charged, they form ions. Positively charged ions are called cations, while negatively charged ions are called anions.
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
A negatively charged "ion".
No, atoms are not normally negatively charged. They are typically electrically neutral, meaning they have an equal number of protons (positively charged particles) and electrons (negatively charged particles). It is possible for atoms or molecules to gain or lose electrons and become positively or negatively charged, but this is not the usual state.
When combining aluminum with chlorine, the process of ionic bonding occurs. Aluminum loses electrons to become a positively charged ion (Al3+), while chlorine gains electrons to become a negatively charged ion (Cl-), resulting in the formation of aluminum chloride (AlCl3) through the attraction of opposite charges.
positively
Yes, if a chlorine atom attracts an electron from sodium, the chlorine atom would gain an extra electron and become negatively charged, forming a chloride ion (Cl-). Sodium, on the other hand, would lose an electron and become positively charged, forming a sodium ion (Na+).
Positively charged objects gain electrons to become negatively charged. Negatively charged objects lose electrons to become positively charged. This exchange of electrons creates an imbalance of positive and negative charges, leading to the attraction between the objects.
negatively
When atoms lose or gain electrons and become positively or negatively charged, they form ions. Positively charged ions are called cations, while negatively charged ions are called anions.
An atom can become positively charged by losing an electron, resulting in more protons than electrons. Conversely, an atom can become negatively charged by gaining an electron, which creates an excess of electrons compared to protons.
negatively
Positively charged,because electrons are negatively charged and when you remove them only protons remain and those are positively charged,what makes the fur positively charged as well.
By loosing and gaining an electron.
Atoms become positively charged when they have a deficit of electrons. Similarly, they become negatively charged when they have a surplus of electrons. Neutral charge, the non-ionized state, is when the number of electrons is the same as the number of protons.
The sodium atom becomes a singly positively charged cation, and the chlorine atom becomes a singly negatively charged anion.
Sodium becomes a positively charged ion (Na+) and chlorine becomes a negatively charged ion (Cl-) after reacting together to form sodium chloride (NaCl).