The table shows the number of charged subatomic particles in an ion.

Charged Particles
Charge on Particle Number of Particles
Positive 12
Negative 10

A positively charged substance is brought near the ion. What will most likely happen and why? (4 points)

A. The ion will attract the substance because it has lost two electrons.

B. The ion will attract the substance because it has lost an electron.

C. The ion will repel the substance because it has lost two electrons.

D. The ion will repel the substance because it has lost an electron.

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pstnonsonjoku pstnonsonjoku · Answer 1 · 2021-06-17T02:06:40+02:00

Answer:

The ion will repel the substance because it has lost two electrons.

Explanation:

An ion is a charged specie. We can see from the question that the ion has twelve positive and ten negative particles.

If there are more positive particles than negative particles, then the ion is positively charged.

If the ion is positively charged, it will repel another positively charged particle because like charges repel while opposite charges attract.