Question

Our body send electrical messages throughout our body using charged atoms. these charged atoms have either a positive or negative charge because they either gained or lost electrons. what are these atoms called?

A. Lons
B. Covalents
C. Organic molecules

Answer 1

The answer is A. Ions
An ion is an atom or group of atoms where the number of electrons is not equal to the number of protons. When an atom loses or gains electrons, a positive or negative charge is the result. If electrons are gained, the ion is a cation and when electrons are lost, it is an anion.