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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

How do negative and positive ions form?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
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Ions form when atoms gain or lose electrons. Since electrons are negatively charged, an atom that loses one or more electrons will become positively charged; an atom that gains one or more electrons becomes negatively charged. ... The metals form positively-charged ions and the non-metals form negatively-charged ions.
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