SSC
CHEMISTRY
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Gain electrons, has an overall positive charge
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Lose electrons, has an overall positive charge
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Lose electrons, has an overall negative charge
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Gain electrons, has an overall negative charge
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Detailed explanation-1: -Atoms that lose electrons acquire a positive charge as a result because they are left with fewer negatively charged electrons to balance the positive charges of the protons in the nucleus. Positively charged ions are called cations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cations are positively charged ions. They are formed when a metal loses its electrons. They lose one or more than one electron. It has fewer electrons than protons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cations are positively charged and anions carry a negative charge. Ions form when atoms gain or lose electrons. Since electrons are negatively charged, an atom that loses one or more electrons will become positively charged; an atom that gains one or more electrons becomes negatively charged.