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which type of atom variant would result from the described particle change? a hydrogen atom gains a neutron. a. isotope b. ion an oxygen atom loses an electron.
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. When a hydrogen atom gains a neutron, it becomes an isotope of hydrogen. Ions are atoms or molecules that have a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of electrons. When an oxygen atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively - charged ion.
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A hydrogen atom gains a neutron: a. isotope
An oxygen atom loses an electron: b. ion