Group of answer choices
the atom loses all of its electrons and protons
the number of electrons in the electron cloud and the number of protons in the nucleus are equal
there are more electrons in the electron cloud than the number of protons in the nucleus
there are fewer electrons in the electron cloud than the number of protons in the nucleus
1 answer
When an atom is said to be a positive ion, it has lost one or more electrons. This means that there are fewer electrons in the electron cloud than the number of protons in the nucleus. Therefore, the correct choice is:
there are fewer electrons in the electron cloud than the number of protons in the nucleus.
