Answer to Question #116874 in Electricity and Magnetism for lika

Question

The lithium atom has 3 electrons. Then the number of electrons in the negative ion in the lithium will be

Answer 1

Lithium has 3 electrons and 3 protons hence net charge on atom is zero hence its atom is neutral

for making negative ion of lithium we will extra negative charge which will come by electron

hence the number of electrons in the lithium anion will be 4