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The neutral atom lithium has three electrons. But if we ionize some elements, we can force them into a position where they have three electrons. One example of that may be if we ionize beryllium (which normally has 4 electrons in its neutral state) and steal away one electron. If we ionize boron, which normally has 5 electrons in its neutral state, we can strip 2 electrons off of it to give it the 3 electrons. We'd have to go out of our way to do that. It is lithium that has 3 electrons in its neutral state.

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