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Gaining or losing ____ can cause an atom to have an overall electric charge. A. Neutrons. B. Electrons. C. Protons. D. Nuclei (more than one nucleus)

Gaining or losing ____ can cause an atom to have an overall electric charge. A. Neutrons. B. Electrons. C. Protons. D. Nuclei (more than one nucleus)
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Gaining or losing ____ can cause an atom to have an overall electric charge. A. Neutrons. B. Electrons. C. Protons. D. Nuclei (more than one nucleus)

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Atoms gain and lose electrons all the time and acquire a net charge. It's easy to rip electrons off of an atom. But it's very difficult to rip a proton or a neutron out of the nucleus and that happens very rarely.
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