Metals Tend to Form Ions with a Positive Charge

question 25

Multiple Choice

Metals tend to form ions with a positive charge. The most likely way to form a positively charged ion from an atom is by doing which of the following?

• A) Gaining electron(s)
• B) Gaining proton(s)
• C) Losing electron(s)
• D) Losing proton(s)
• E) Losing neutron(s)

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Definitions:

Dieting

The practice of eating food in a regulated manner to achieve or maintain a controlled weight.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that instinctively elicits a response without any prerequisite learning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.