Question

If an electron is gained, the atom has a _____ charge. positive negative

Answer 1

The atom will have a negative charge when it gains an electron and when it loses ,then it will have positive charge.

Answer 2

When an electron is gained we see that the atom becomes anion which means that the ions become negative in nature.

When the atoms loses or gains any atom it results in a net charge thereby becoming an ion.

When the electrons loses all of the ions it results in cation or positive ions.