Ions and Isotopes

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What are ions?

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Ions are atoms with a positive or negative charge.

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What charge does an atom have if it gains an electron?

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Negative (-) charge.

Front

Ionic bonds form between metals and which type of element?

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Nonmetals.

Front

What are negative ions called?

Back

Anions.

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What is an isotope?

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An isotope is a variant of an element that has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

Front

How many protons does Carbon always have?

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Carbon always has 6 protons.

Front

If an atom has 6 protons and 8 neutrons, what is it?

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It is an isotope of Carbon.

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What are cations?

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Cations are positively charged ions.

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What happens to an atom when it loses an electron?

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It becomes a positively charged ion (cation).

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What is the charge of an anion?

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An anion has a negative charge.