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What happens to the composition of an atom to cause it to become positively or negatively charged?
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What happens to the composition of an atom to cause it to become positively or negatively charged?
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What happens to the composition of an atom to cause it to become positively or negatively charged?
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To become positively charged it loses electrons.
To become negatively charged it gains electrons.
Electrons have a negative charge.
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