Q.

When an atom loses an electron, the resulting ion is charged

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a

Positively

b

Negatively

c

Neutral

d

Null charge

answer is A.

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Atoms that lose electrons gain a positive charge because when negatively charged electrons leave there are positively charged ions present in the nucleus to balance the positive charges of the protons and those are called as cations. Cations are ions that are positively charged.

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