Assertion: atom | /r/Synonym | ion
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Source sentences:
text: When an atom is attracted to another atom because it has an unequal number of electrons and protons, the atom is called an ION.
text: If the atom has more electrons than protons, it is a negative ion, or ANION.
text: An atom with a charge – which is either negative (it has an extra electron) or positive (it has an extra proton) – is called an ion.
text: These atoms are called ions.
text: Atoms that have either a deficit or a surplus of electrons are called ions.
text: Atoms with extra or missing electrons are called ions.
text: Atoms that gain a charge, either positive or negative, are called ions.)
text: When an atom gains an electron and thus has more electrons than protons, the atom is a negatively charged ion or anion.