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Specify the charge carried by anions? What happens to an atom ‘A’ if its atom gains two electrons?

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Anions are negatively charged. If an atom gains two electrons then it will get converted into a bivalent anion.

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Question 1 Specify the charge carried by anions? What happens to an atom ‘A’ if its atom gains two electrons?

Anions are negatively charged. If an atom gains two electrons then it will get converted into a bivalent anion.

Question 1

Specify the charge carried by anions? What happens to an atom ‘A’ if its atom gains two electrons?