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Atoms that readily lose electrons have:

Atoms that readily lose electrons have:-example-1
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Atoms with low ionization energy and low electron affinity (metals) tend to lose electrons and become positive ions. Atoms with high ionization energy and high electron affinity (nonmetals) tend to gain electrons and become negative ions.

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