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leva [86]
3 years ago
13

Explain why some atoms gain or lose electrons to form ions.

Chemistry
2 answers:
anygoal [31]3 years ago
7 0
Because some atoms<span> are more stable when they </span>gain or lose<span> an </span>electron<span> and </span>form ions<span>.</span>
alexgriva [62]3 years ago
3 0
Some atoms<span> are more stable when they </span>gain or lose<span> an </span>electron<span> (or possibly two) and </span>form ions<span>. This results in a full outermost </span>electron<span> shell and makes them energetically more stable. Now, because the number of </span>electrons<span> does not equal the number of protons, each </span>ion<span> has a net charge.</span>
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