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Yes, this is what is happening in the process known as electrolysis. Electrolysis may be used to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen, for instance. In this case, negatively charged oxygen atoms (ions) and positively charged hydrogen atoms carry charges which are neutralised at the electrodes which are connected to the source of electricity.

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