Chemistry, asked by christea675, 11 months ago

If a lithium atom loses one electron, what will its charge be?

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Answered by ashish17817
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A lithium atom has 3 protons and 3electrons. It can lose one of its electrons, making it an ion. It now has more positive protons than electronsso it has an overall positive charge. Therefore it is a positive ion.
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