Answer to Question 1
A positive ion has lost one or more electrons, leaving the positively charged protons in the nucleus without a balancing negative charge on the particle, resulting in a positively charged ion. A negative ion has gained one or more electrons, adding more negative charge to the orbital shells, resulting in a negatively charged ion.
Answer to Question 2
An ion is an atom that has become positively charged or negatively charged by losing one or more valence electrons or gaining one or more valence electrons, respectively.
Large-scale impacts of the (a) positive, and (b) negative phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
Bohr Model of Hydrogen Atom
Nonverbal communications convey strong, powerful messages that may be negative or positive.
The Number of Children Americans Think Are Ideal
The ethanol molecule showing two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom.
Negative reading oxygen sensor voltage can be caused by several problems.