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What happens to an atom of sulfur (S) if it loses an electron?
Question 11 options:

A)

It becomes an anion.

B)

It becomes a molecule.

C)

It becomes inert.

D)

It becomes a cation.

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D) It becomes a cation.

Losing an electron gives the atom a net positive charge, so it becomes a positively charged ion (a cation).