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What type of atoms lose electrons? What type of atoms gain electrons?
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What type of atoms lose electrons? What type of atoms gain electrons?

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When an atom loses or gains an electron, it is called a anion. The atom that loses an electron becomes a positive ion. The atom that gains an electron becomes a negative ion.
Anions gain electrons
Cations lose electrons
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