How do neutral metal atoms form ions?​

Neutral atoms can be turned into positively charged ions by removing one or more electrons. ... Atoms that gain extra electrons become negatively charged. A neutral chlorine atom, for example, contains 17 protons and 17 electrons. By adding one more electron we get a negatively charged Cl- ion with a net charge of -1.

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it would be b. 6co2 + 6h2o --> c6h12o6 + 6o2