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What happens to the composition of an atom to cause it to become positively or negatively charged?

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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An atom gains one or more electrons and becomes negatively charged, or loses one or more electrons and becomes positively charged.
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