Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?
a. The atom has more electrons than protons.
b. The atom has more protons than electrons.
c. The atom has fewer protons than does a neutral atom of the same element.
d. The atom has more neutrons than protons.

Question

Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?

a. The atom has more electrons than protons.

b. The atom has more protons than electrons.

c. The atom has fewer protons than does a neutral atom of the same element.

d. The atom has more neutrons than protons.

Accepted Answer

Hello everyone and welcome to today's video stating which of the following statements about an ion is false. So we're looking for the incorrect statement in our answer choices describing an ions and before we jump into our answer choices is quickly be reminded of the definition of an an eye on so we can use it to a problem well. And an ion are basically atoms of the same element or any element that gain electrons and became negatively charged through this process. Now that we know this, let's use this definition to solve a problem while starting with answer choice A. We have that they are negatively charged. We already established that an ions are negatively charged through the process of gaining more electrons that they previously had. And so this answer choice correctly describes an an eye on and we can cancel it out as not being or answer. Moving on to answer choice D. We have that they have more electrons than protons. All these atoms, these and ions come from balance atoms that have the same number of protons and electrons however, they gain electrons to become negatively charged through the process of gaining more electrons. They became negatively charged and so they will have more electrons than protons in their electron configuration. And so we can cancel this out as well as being a correct description of an an eye on. Now moving on, we have answer choice B. They're formed by non medals because of their position in the periodic table. Non metals tend to form and ions they tend to gain electrons to achieve the octave rule to become like noble gasses in their electron configuration and become stabilized because of these. This definition is also correct and we can cancel it out. This all leaves those with answer choice C. They're attracted to Catholics. These Catholics are basically negatively charged electrodes in an electrolytic cell. These negatively charged electrodes are going to attract protons are going to they're going to attract positive charges and so and ions will not be attracted by them as they're as we stated, negatively charged that will be repelled by the catholic. And so this answer choice is incorrect, It's false and we can highlight it as our final answer. So thank you very much for sticking around until the end of this video and I hope to see you on the next one.

Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?
a. The atom has more electrons than protons.
b. The atom has more protons than electrons.
c. The atom has fewer protons than does a neutral atom of the same element.
d. The atom has more neutrons than protons.

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Key Concepts

Anion

Electron-Proton Balance

Atomic Structure