An atom loses its two outermost electrons. How does the resulting ion behave when it is near a positively charged transparency? How does the ion behave when it is near a negatively charged tissue?
A) The ion is repelled from both the transparency and from the tissue.
B) The ion is repelled from the positively charged transparency, but attracted to the negatively charged tissue.
C) The ion is attracted to the positively charged transparency, but repelled from the negatively charged tissue.
D) The ion is attracted to both the transparency and to the tissue.

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When an atom loses electrons, it becomes a positively charged ion. This ion will be repelled by the positively charged transparency due to like charges repelling each other, and attracted to the negatively charged tissue due to opposite charges attracting each other.

An Atom Loses Its Two Outermost Electrons