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Xelga [282]
3 years ago
6

In a simple model of a neutral magnesium atom with the elements most common mass number. What must happen to an atom of magnesiu

m in order to become a magnesium ion MG^+2 ? Does it lose two electrons and become an ion? or does it lose two neutrons and become a different isotope?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Lunna [17]3 years ago
3 0
It loses two electrons to become an ion.

(As Neutrons carry no charge changing them would not effect the atom so that's how you know it's the electron :) )
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