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Arturo Jordan
15 January, 04:02
Why do atoms want to lose or gain electrons?
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Miguel Barnes
15 January, 06:10
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It's the electrons in orbit around a nucleus that allow atoms to interact with each other. Atoms can lose or gain electrons. When the atom gains the electron it becomes a negative ion. When an atom loses an electron it becomes a positive ion.
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