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If two electrons are removed from

an atom, what is the charge of the
resulting cation (positively charged
ion)?

User DeHaar
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Explanation:tell me if im wrong.

If two electrons are removed, the atom becomes an ion with two more protons than electrons so it will have a net charge of +2.

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