If an atom with a total of nine (9)electrons was to ionically bond with an atom with a total of three (3)electrons,what would occur?
A) The atom with 9 electrons would share one of its electrons with the other atom.
B) The atom with 9 electrons would lose one of its electrons, and the atom with 3 electrons would accept it.
C) The atom with 9 electrons would accept one of the electrons from the atom with 3 electrons.
D) The atom with 3 electrons would share one of its electrons with the other atom.

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In an ionic bond, one atom donates electrons (becomes positively charged) and the other atom accepts electrons (becomes negatively charged). Therefore, the atom with 9 electrons would accept one of the electrons from the atom with 3 electrons in order to achieve a full outer electron shell (in this case, 8 electrons). This would result in the atom with 9 electrons having a net negative charge and the atom with 3 electrons having a net positive charge, creating an ionic bond between them.

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