1. However, if it has positive ion, then this electron number will go down (ie +2 charge means two electrons have been lost, so the electron/atomic number will go down by two) and vice versa.
2.Sugar dissolves and is spread throughout the glass of water. The sand sinks to the bottom. The sugar-water is a homogenous mixture while the sand-water is a heterogeneous mixture. Both are mixtures, but only the sugar-water can also be called a solution.
