Which of the following happens when an atom is said to be a positive ion?

Question

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

Answer 1

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.