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When an atom has one or more extra electrons, it will have a negative charge, becoming an anion. Conversely, if an atom has lost one or more electrons, it will have a positive charge, becoming a cation. This charge imbalance occurs because the number of protons (positively charged) no longer equals the number of electrons (negatively charged).

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