Question

An atom X has 13 protons and 13 electrons, loses two electrons to form an ion.What

will be the charge on the ion? What will be the number of electrons and protons in the ion?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The ion will have positive charge as thr number of protons will be more . The number of protons will be 13 and the number of electrons will be 11 .

Answer 2

Charge on ion will be +2 and number of electrons and protons will be 11 and 13 respectively.

• Loss of electrons is referred to as oxidation. This results in formation of cations or positively charged ions.
• Loss of two electrons will cause oxidation of X leaving it with charge of +2.
• Since only electrons are lost from the atom, number of protons will remain same.
• Reduction refers to gain of electrons and yields anions.