Question

Does nitrogen become positively charged when it looses five valence electrons

Answer 1

yes nitrogen will become positively charged after losing electrons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Even losing 1 electron will give 1+ charge i.e positive charge(cation). But losing five electrons requires a large amount of energy which is not possible. Therefore nitrogen gains 2 electrons (2e-) to complete the outermost shell.

So it becomes negatively charged