Explain the difference between an atom and an ion of the same element

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Chemistry

Jamiya Marshall

12 April, 05:54

Explain the difference between an atom and an ion of the same element

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Solomon Leonard · Answer 1

The answer is that an ion has a net positive or negative charge while an atom has a basic unit of a specific element. You can find this by looking at the number of positive charged protons in a atom's nucleus.