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No, it becomes (positively) electrically charged and in this state is called a "ion" (of the original element)

It is also possible for an element to gain an electron and become (negatively) charged. This too is an "ion".

What element the atom is, is determined by the number of protons in the atoms nucleus and these do not change unless the element is radioactive.

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