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1. A positively charged ion.

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 . A positively charged ion.<br><br>
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/img/gcsechem_58.jpg<br><br>
+http://stcolumbas.fireflycloud.net/resource.aspx?id=5310<br><br>
-These are examples of positively charged [[ions]] of the left. Metal atoms lose the electron or electrons in their outer shell and become positively-charged ions. On the right are examples of negatively charged ions.<br>
+A neutral atom becomes an ion by losing an electron (cation) or gaining an electron (anion).<br><br>
-Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/classifyingmaterials/ionic_bondingrev2.shtml
+Source: http://stcolumbas.fireflycloud.net/chemistry/form-iv-chemistry/anions-and-cations<br><br>
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-http://iss.cet.edu/electricity/pages/images/B/b11_5.jpg<br><br>
-This model shows a neutral sodium atom (a metal) and a positively charged sodium ion after sodium loses the one valence electron in its outer orbital.<br>
-Source: http://iss.cet.edu/electricity/pages/g1.xml<br><br>