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Atoms that give away their electrons are called cations and atoms that take electrons are called anions and if we are made up of cells which is a type of matter then are we cations or anions?

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We are not anions or cations.Cells are made up of atoms which are neutral species.So they have no charge such as cations and anions have.

So we can say that we are not anions or cations.

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