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gulaghasi [49]
4 years ago
12

Explain what happens when an atom gains or looses an electron

Chemistry
2 answers:
diamong [38]4 years ago
7 0
Also the mass of the atom will increase or decrease
->depending on whether you add
or take away electrons
lana [24]4 years ago
3 0
When an atom gains an electron it becomes a negatively charged ion. When an atom looses an electron it becomes positively charged because the number of positively charged protons. 

Hope this helps
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