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If you were told an atom was an ion, you would know the atom must have a

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If you were told an atom was an ion, you would know the atom must have a

charge.

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You would know it must have a charge, an Ion is a positively charged or negatively charged atom, so if it's an ion you know it has to have a charge.
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