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Why do atoms gain energy when they lose electrons, and why do they lose energy when they gain electrons.
The only explanation I found (for the first question) raises more questions. The explanation was: it takes energy to remove an electron from an atom, and atoms gain that energy. I can understand why it takes energy to remove an electron from an atom, but why does the atom gain that energy?
The only explanation I found (for the first question) raises more questions. The explanation was: it takes energy to remove an electron from an atom, and atoms gain that energy. I can understand why it takes energy to remove an electron from an atom, but why does the atom gain that energy?