Question

An atom loses an electron. What will happen when it approaches a positively-charged ion?

a
The ions will repel each other.
b
The ions will attract each other.
c
The ions will cancel each other out.
d
The ions will neither attract nor repel each other.

Answer 1

B. One needs an election it has one less and one wants to get rid of an electron. Atoms always want to be perfectly stable