Question

Electrons, protons, and neutrons are three subatomic particles of an atom. If the atom undergoes a change and becomes a positive ion, which subatomic particle is lost in this process?
Neutron
Proton
Electron

Answer 1

hi!

Answer 2

hello

Answer 3

so:
protons are positive
electrons are negative
and neutrons are neutral; right?

Answer 4

ya

Answer 5

In an atom, you must have the same amount of protons and electrons to have a neutral charge. If you lose electrons, you have more protons, and you have a positive charge. If you lose protons, you have more electrons and have a negative charge, so what do u think?

Answer 6

your answer is definitely NOT going to be neutron; because no matter how many neutrons there are, the charge will not change because neutrons are, well, neutral.

Answer 7

i want to say B

Answer 8

ok, so if it loses a proton... it becomes negatively charged... so actually it loses an electron, because it is positively charged. does that make sense?

Answer 9

so what is that meaning

Answer 10

I'll draw it out for you... give me a sec :D

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

not very awesome, but the little circles in the middle with the +s are protons and the circles on the outside with the - are the electrons K?

Answer 13

so... the number of protons and electrons have to be equal in a normal atom

Answer 14

so, normally a proton and electon (+)(-) cancel each other out, so you have a neutral charge k?

Answer 15

ya

Answer 16

so, if you have more electrons than protons, say (-)(-)(-)(+)(+) there would be more negative than positive, so you have a negative charge, right?

Answer 17

Then, if you have a more protons that electrons (+)(+)(+)(-)(-), then you have a positive charge. does this make sense so far?

Answer 18

ya

Answer 19

So, your question says that the atom has a positive charge, right?

Answer 20

positive ion = atom with positive charge, by the way :D

Answer 21

so, if it has a positive charge, then there are less electrons than protons,

Answer 22

that means you lost an electron

Answer 23

If the atom undergoes a change and becomes a positive ion, which subatomic particle is lost in this process?

Answer 24

ok so far?

Answer 25

ok

Answer 26

so it is C

Answer 27

so, if you have a negative charge, you lost a proton, if you have a positive charge, you lost an electron; that's a chemistry rule of thumb :)

Answer 28

Another thing is; you actually can't lose protons; you just gain electrons... sorry :)

Answer 29

ok

Answer 30

what is it then

Answer 31

c

Answer 32

C!