rory8 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 can a positively charged ion be pulled away from a negatively charged atom. say like in salt water where the negative ends of the salt join with the positive ends and vice versa. so how could they be pulled apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkenlighten Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Seems like you are asking if a negatively charged atom/molecule can be repelled by a positively charged atom/molecule. The answer would be no, they would attract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Morsi Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 But don't forget that ions do contain shells of negative electrons. And that is the reason they remain separated by a certain distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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