The Energy Diagram Below Is for an Ion of Magnesium

question 31

Multiple Choice

The energy diagram below is for an ion of magnesium. To make this ion, the atom that it came from had to_________.

• A) become a different atom.
• B) gain electrons.
• C) become a nonmetal.
• D) lose electrons.
• E) become a metal.

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