Asked by Gabriel

How does an atom change if all of its electrons are removed?

The atom’s volume increases.
The atom’s mass increases.
The atom becomes positively charged.
The atom becomes negatively charged.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The atom becomes positively charged.

Reason: removing all electrons takes away negative charge, leaving the positively charged nucleus. (Its volume would shrink and its mass would slightly decrease, not increase.)