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If a neutrally charged atom looses one or more electron what happens to its its overall charge
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If a neutrally charged atom looses one or more electron what happens to its its overall charge

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If an atom is neutrally charged, then it has the same number of protons and electrones. When the atom loses one or more electrones, the protons are more than the electrones and the atom becomes a positively charged ion.
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