Question

give one point of difference between an atom and an ion​

Answer 1

Answer:

The difference between an atom and an ion has to do with net electrical charge. An ion is a particle or collection of particles with a net positive or negative charge. An atom is the basic unit of an element. ... A stable atom contains the same number of electrons as protons and no net charge.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Atom

i) The Smallest unit of element.

ii)Not independent in solution

iii)Atoms form molecule

iv)Electrons and protons are equal

v) Unstable

Ion

i) Single particle or collection of particles

ii) Is independent in solution.

iii)Ions forms electrovalent Bond

iv) Electrons and protons are unequal.

v) stable