Compare the structure of a lithium atom to the structure of a lithium ion

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Juliette Dupuis · Answer 1 · 2021-11-09T11:32:51+0000

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A lithium atom has 3 protons and 3 electrons. It can lose one of its electrons, making it an ion. It now has more positive protons than electrons so it has an overall positive charge. Therefore it is a positive ion.

Anu · Answer 2 · 2021-11-14T14:35:30+0000

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If an atom gains or loses an electron, it bacomes an ion. ... A lithium atom has 3 protons and 3 electrons. It can lose one of its electrons, making it an ion. It now has more positive protons than electrons so it has an overall positive charge.

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Compare the structure of a lithium atom to the structure of a lithium ion

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