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Difference between an Atom and an Ion ?
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Answer / guest
Atom:-
(a)An atom is a natural particle
(b)Atom is not capable of independent existence
(c)Atom dies not take part in ionic reactions
(d)Atom takes part in molecular reactions
Ion:-
(a)Ion is a simple or group of atoms carrying an electrical
charge
(b)Ion is capable of independent existence
(c)Ion takes part on ionic reaction
(d)Ion does not take part in molecular reactions
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Answer / sahil
Atom
1. Electrically - neutral particles .
2. May or may not exist - independently.
3. Outermost shell - may or may not have duplet or octet.
4. Other than noble gases they have unstable electronic
configuration.
5. They combine to form molecules.
6. They do not have a electrostatic force of attraction
i.e., they lose,or share electron to have stable
7. It takes place betweem a metal and a non- metal.
Ions
1. Electrically - charged particles (cations, anions)
2. Exist - independently in solution.
3. Outermost shell - have complete duplet or octet.
4. Every ions have stable electronic configuration.
5. They combine and leads to the formation of an
electrovalent bond.
6. They have a electrostaic force of attraction in them.
7. It takes place between electrically charged ions.
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Answer / pradeep
simpy atoms are always neutral, but ions are charged;may be
positive or negative.
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Answer / mehul
Atoms vs. Ions. Atoms are neutral; they contain the same number of protons as electrons. By definition, an ion is an electrically charged particle produced by either removing electrons from a neutral atom to give a positive ion or adding electrons to a neutral atom to give a negative ion.
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Answer / bishal
Atom is kind of building blocks of matter and it is neutral while ion is. composed of metals and non metals contains Charged
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Answer / ogalagelegalo ansiyechimwani k
Atoms
i) Electrically - neutral particles .
ii) May or may not exist - independently.
iii) Outermost shell - may or may not have duplet or octet.
iv) Other than noble gases they have unstable electronic
configuration.
Ions
i) Every ions have stable electronic configuration.
ii) They combine and leads to the formation of an
electrovalent bond.
iii) They have a electrostaic force of attraction in them.
iv) It takes place between electrically charged ions
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Answer / shriya
An atom is electrically neutral while an ion is a charged particle.A cation is smaller than its respective atom.An anion is bigger than its respective atom.
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Answer / phoenix
In a nutshell, we all know what atom is, its a small entity of every matter made up of nucleus and electrons.
When it loses or gains electrons in a chemical reaction, it becomes an ion.
when it gains electrons, it becomes negative charged namely anion.
when it loses electrons, it becomes positive charged and is called cation.
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Answer / abhigyan
An atom is the smallest constituent of matter which isn't capable of independent existence. It has has equal number of protons and electrons. Hence, it is neutral in the charge it carries. On the other hand ions are particles which are capable of independent existence and hence are either +ve or -ve in the charge they carry.
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Answer / lucy
Atom ia the smallest particle which is undivided and
consist of the positively charged neutrons and negatively
charged electrons. The number of electrons equal the number
of neutrons, so the total charge is 0.
In ions the number of neutrons are not equel the number of
electrons.
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