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How can a neutral atom become a positively-charged particle?

OA. It could lose protons.
B. It could lose electrons.
C.
It could gain neutrons.
D.
It could gain ions.

User Stan Shaw
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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

losing electrons,the atom becomes a cation ,,in other words becomes positively charged

User Karan Garg
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Answer:

A neutral atom can become positively charged by loosing electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

this is because the number of protons are the same as the number of electrons and so by loosing electrons there are now more protons and so they become positively charged

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