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To form a negative ion, an atom will give up an electron to gain stability

True or False?

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It is a completely false statement that to form a negative ion, an atom will give up an electron to gain stability. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. Negative ion has more electrons and so it would be wrong to say that it will give up an electron. I hope the answer has helped you.
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