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A charged atom is very different from an uncharged atom because when it becomes charged, that is a result of a loss or gain of electrons, which changes how the element will react with other elements. It also changes the forces of attraction between elements. For example, when a regular atom of sodium is introduced to a regular atom of chlorine, chlorines electronegativity causes it to 'steal' an electron from sodium. This allows both sodium and Chlorine to have full outer shells, which is what every element needs to be 'happy'. These two molecules now have charges. Sodium is plus one, and Chlorine is minus one. Since chlorine is now negative and sodium is positive, they attract to each other forming the compound commonly known as salt. So when an atom becomes an ion, it changes its ability to form compounds as well as move.

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