Protons cannot be lost without the atoms becoming an entirely different element. Elements can infact have different numbers of neutrons within the same element, but neutrons are not related to the electrical charge. The answer is c. electrons.
Answer: W
Explanation:
The cell in liquid W will look the smallest out of the four because of Osmosis.
Osmosis is a process by which water molecules move from an area of relatively higher concentration of water to an area with a relatively lower concentration through a selectively permeable membrane(cell membrane).
With W being saltier than the cell, water molecules will move from the cell to liquid W to balance the concentrations inside and outside the cell which will lead to the cell in W being smaller.
The formal charge is = -3 on the central iodine atom
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