Question

Compare the models of a chlorine atom versus a chlorine ion. How are the two different? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

A. The atom is neutral; the ion has a -1 charge.
B. The ion has eight outer electrons; the atom does not.
C. The ion has a larger atomic mass number that the atom.
D. The ion has an atomic number the sone greater than the atom.
E. The atom has gained an electron; the ion has lost an electron.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The atom is neutral; the ion has a -1 charge.

Explanation:

• Atoms are often neutral. When they gain or lose a charge they become an ion.
• Cation is a positively (+) charged species
• Anion is a negatively( -) charged species

Cl will accept an electron resulting in its negitive charge