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Ni-Nickel. In its natural form its a neutral atom since

Number of proton=Number of electron.

However when Ni wants a stable outer shell of electrons, it loses electrons to obtain a stable octet. After losing electrons, the number of protons is higher.

Hence it has a positive charge making it a cation.

Remember all metals give away electrons to get a positive charge.

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