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Which would have fewer electrons, an atom or its negatively charged ion?

April 26, 2017Atom Biology charged electrons fewer Ion Negatively

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Which would have fewer electrons, an atom or its negatively charged ion?

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A negatively charged ion, or “anion” as it is known, gains its negative charge from ADDING electrons to its electron shell, so therefore it has MORE electrons than the atom. So the answer, which has the fewer electrons, would be the atom.