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This is a charged atom that results when the number of electrons exceeds the number of protons.
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This is a charged atom that results when the number of electrons exceeds the number of protons.

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Electrons are negatively charged. If you have more electrons than protons (which are positively charged), then the atom is negative.

Negatively charged ions are known as anions.

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