Answer :
Answer:
The atom becomes a positively charged ion.
Explanation:
- The building blocks of an atom are protons, neutrons, and electrons.
- The protons and neutrons present in the core of the atom are called nucleus.
- The electrons are scattered in an ordered way around the nucleus.
- The protons are positively charged and the electrons are negatively charged particles. The neutrons do not possess any charges.
- Binding energy is supplied to the atom to remove an electron.
- It is possible to remove the electrons of the lighter elements.
- When an electron is removed from the hydrogen atom. It becomes positively charged ion or simply proton.
- When all of the electrons are removed from the helium atom, it becomes a positively charged α particle.
- It is practically very difficult to remove all of the electrons from the heavier elements.
- When all of the electrons are removed from an atom it becomes an unstable positively charged ion.