What causes an ion to have a positive charge? What causes an ion to have a negative charge?

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Marvin Zumbado · Answer 1 · 2018-02-16T20:27:04+0000

Ions have positive charges when their atoms lose electrons to become stable. Ions have negative charges when their atoms gain elcetrons to become stable.

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