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Where dose an electron go when it is removed? pls help

Where dose an electron go when it is removed? pls help-example-1
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A neutral atom with some of its its electrons removed (or extra ones added) is called an ionized atom, or just an ion. when one removes an electron from the atom it is bound to, one creates an ion (in that case one creates a positively charged ion since the electron has a negative charge).

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