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Compare and contrast a neutral atom and an ion.

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Atoms are neutral. They contain the same number of protons and electrons. An ion is an electrically charged particle produced by either removing electrons from a neutral atom to give a positive ion or adding electrons to a neutral atom to give a negative ion.

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