Author Question: To have a negative ion, you must have: A) taken away a proton from the nucleus. (Read 1207 times)

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To have a negative ion, you must have:
A) taken away a proton from the nucleus.
B) added a positron to the nucleus.
C) added a positron to the outer electron shell.
D) added an electron to the outer electron shell.
E) None of these; only positive ions can exist in nature.



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