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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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an atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons and is now either positively or negatively charged
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isotope
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ion
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orbital
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nucleus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An atom that gains one or more electrons to form a negative ion is called a cation.
Detailed explanation-2: -An ion is an atom (or group of atoms) that has gained or lost one or more electrons and has become electrically charged. There are two types of ions: anions and cations.
Detailed explanation-3: -An atom that gains one or more electrons will exhibit a negative charge and is called an anion. Positively charged atoms called cations are formed when an atom loses one or more electrons.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is an ion? An ion is an atom or group of atoms that has an electric charge.
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